Mediterranean lineseed, Gallocresta

Flowering plant in the broomrape family (Orobanchaceae). It can reach over half a meter in height. Its foliage is green and dotted with glands and hairs. The sawtoothed leaves extend about halfway up the plant, the upper half of the stem being is occupied by a stout inflorescence. The inflorescence has rows of leaflike bracts, between which emerge showy purple and white lipped, hooded flowers, each over two centimeters wide. The flowers can be white or yellow. The fruit is a smooth, green capsule.