花草記事169：柳穿魚

Описание: 邂逅美麗，記錄芳名！
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柳穿魚(Toadflax)
◆學名：Linaria hybrida
◇別名：黃蝴蝶、小鳳凰木、洋金鳳、番蝴蝶……
◆花語/寓意：熱情、自由、生命力……

：玄參科(車前科)、柳穿魚屬，一或二年生草本植物，原
產於地中海沿岸與歐洲南部，因花形酷似張嘴的小金魚而
深受喜愛，其植株高度約20～40公分，由基部叢生成多數
細長的直立莖，整體姿態輕盈、纖細但具有韌性，不易倒
伏，其葉互生或輪生，狹長呈線形至披針形，葉端尖銳，
質地柔軟細緻，其花期約在春季至初夏間(3～6月)，總狀
花序沿莖上部依序生長，花朵由下而上綻放，兩唇形花冠
，前端膨起、基部具距，外型酷似張口的小魚，花色多變
，常見有紫、粉、黃、白及雙色混合等，色彩柔和而活潑
，成片綻放時隨風輕擺，彷彿群魚穿梭於綠波間……


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Toadflax
◆ Scientific Name: Linaria hybrida
◇ Common Names: Yellow Butterfly, Little Phoenix Tree, Exotic Caesalpinia, Butterfly Flower, etc.
◆ Flower Symbolism / Meaning: Passion, Freedom, Vitality

Linaria hybrida belongs to the genus Linaria of the Scrophulariaceae (or Plantaginaceae) family. It is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant native to the Mediterranean region and southern Europe. The plant is highly admired for its flowers, which resemble small goldfish with open mouths.

The plant typically grows to a height of 20–40 cm. Multiple slender, upright stems arise in clumps from the base, giving the plant a light and graceful appearance. Although delicate in form, the stems are resilient and not easily lodged.

Leaves are alternate or whorled, narrow and elongated, ranging from linear to lanceolate in shape, with pointed tips and entire margins. The leaf texture is soft and fine.

The flowering period occurs from spring to early summer (approximately March to June). Flowers are arranged in terminal racemes, blooming sequentially from the bottom upward. Each flower has a bilabiate corolla with a swollen front and a spurred base, closely resembling a small fish opening its mouth.

Flower colors are diverse, commonly including purple, pink, yellow, white, and bicolored combinations, presenting a soft yet lively palette. When in full bloom, the flowers sway gently in the breeze, evoking the image of a school of fish swimming through green waves.

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