Black Henbane
Buffalobur
Canada Thistle
Common Crupina
Dalmatian Toadflax
Diffuse Knapweed
Dyer's Woad
Field Bindweed
Hoary Cress
Johnsongrass
Jointed Goatgrass
Leafy Spurge
Matgrass
Meadow Hawkweed
Meadow Knapweed
Milium
Musk Thistle
Orange Hawkweed
Perennial Pepperweed
Perennial Sowthistle
Poison Hemlock
Puncturevine
Purple Loosestrife
Rush Skeletonweed
Russian Knapweed
Scotch Broom
Scotch Thistle
Silverleaf Nightshade
Skeletonleaf Bursage
Spotted Knapweed
Syrian Beancaper
Tansy Ragwort
Toothed Spurge
Yellow Starthistle
Yellow Toadflax
Idaho OnePlan recommends the website of the
Idaho Weed Awareness
Campaign as the best resource for up-to-date information about
Idaho's noxious weeds, and their control.
Source for this page:
Idaho's Noxious Weeds
by Robert H. Callihan & Timothy W. Miller
BACKGROUND
Yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) is likely an escaped ornamental brought to this country from Europe. It spreads both by seed and roots. This weed contains a poisonous glucoside that may be harmful to livestock. Yellow Toadflax grows under a wide range of environmental conditions.
DESCRIPTION
Yellow toadflax is a perennialPlant that lives for more than 2 growing seasons with narrow, nearly oppositeLeaves situated directly across the stem from each other, 2-inch long leaves. Stems are smooth, generally unbranched, and up to 3 feet tall. The showy snapdragon-like flower are about 1 inch long(excluding the ½- inch spur), yellow with an orange throat, and are borne in midsummer and fall. Seed is produced in brown, globe-shaped capsules. Seeds are round and dark colored with notched, papery collars that act as wings in spreading the seed.
DISTRIBUTION
Yellow toadflax is found throughout the U.S. and in nearly all areas except western and southcentral Idaho counties.
CONTROL
Biological control agents (a defoliating moth, a seed head weevil, and a flower beetle) provide from fair to good control of yellow toadflax. Herbicides are also available.