Hebrew: פשתנית יפו, Arabic: الكتانية اليافاوية
| Scientific name: | Linaria joppensis Bornm. | |
| Common name: | Jaffa Toadflax | |
| Hebrew name: | פשתנית יפו | |
| Arabic name: | الكتانية اليافاوية | |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae, לועניתיים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | 15-30 cm high; erect, glandular-pubescent in inflorescence, glabrous below; fertile stems 1-3, 5-34 mm, simple or sparingly branched | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire, linear-oblong | |
| Inflorescence: | Spike, terminal, 3-20 flowers, dense in fiower | |
| Flowers: | sepals 5, corolla 5-lobed, 2 lipped (adaxial lip sinus 1.5-2 mm; abaxial lip sinus 1.5-2 mm); stamens 4, in 2 pairs | |
| Fruits / pods: | Capsule, oblong-ovoid, glabrous | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April | |
| Habitat: | Sand | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Shrub-steppes | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Linaria, Greek linum, flax; referring to the flax-like leaves. joppensis, from Jaffo. The Hebrew name: פשתנית, pishtanit, (New Hebrew) Linaria; formed from פשתן ( =flax, linen), with suffix -it; Properly, loan translation of the scientific name Linaria, which derives from linum (= flax, linen), and was so called in allusion to its resemblance to flax.
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