, Family Snapdragon (Scrophulariaceae) Height 6" Color Pale Yellow Flowers Clusters of flowers 1/2 to 1 inch long Blooms April - June Leaves Plant is hairy with purplish leaves divided into 3-7 lobes Habitat Grassy open areas. Often grows in great masses.     Also sometimes called Johnny-tuck. In the same group as owl's clover. Owl's clovers are hemiparasites. They produce haustoria that tap into the roots of other plants and extract nutrients from them. Owl's clovers are so named because the upper lip (of two) is folded forming a shape that resembles an owl's beak.[1] Common Toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, a different flower than that described here but also in the same family, is also sometimes called Butter-and-eggs. caption: file: x - square 0" x 0" at 300 dpi - release: contact us regarding image add image to lightbox References Alden, Peter, and Fred Heath. National Audubon Society Field Guide to California. New York: Knopf, 1998. Beidleman, Linda H., and Eugene N. Kozloff. Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey. Berekeley, CA: University of California, 2003. Munz, Philip A. Introduction to California Spring Wildflowers of the Foothills, Valleys, and Coast. Eds. Dianne Lake and Phyllis M. Faber. Berekeley, CA: University of California, 2004. [1] URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphysaria