Linaria ricardoi

Linaria ricardoi is a rare Portuguese endemic plant species in the family Plantaginaceae. It blossoms from March to April.^[2]

Linaria ricardoi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Linaria
Species:	L. ricardoi
Binomial name
Linaria ricardoi Cout.

Distribution and habitat

Linaria ricardoi is endemic to southern Portugal in the Alentejo Region but the species' main distribution area is in the Beja District (specifically in Ferreira do Alentejo, Beja, Cuba and Serpa. It lives in wheat and oat fields, fallows and meadows in traditional or mounted olive groves, rarely on embankments and side roads. It prefers acid soils of loam or clay and calcareous soils.^[2][1]

Threats

It is threatened by agricultural intensification and the related increase in herbicide use. Overgrazing and droughts are other factors that can affect this plant.^[2][1]