Biology:Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum
Antirrhinum vexillocalyculatum ssp. vexillocalyculatum.jpeg
ssp. vexillocalyculatum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Antirrhinum
Species:
A. vexillo-calyculatum
Binomial name
Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum
Kellogg
Synonyms

Antirrhinum breweri
Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus

Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum (syn. Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus (Kellogg) D.A. Sutton) is a species of New World snapdragon found only in California and occasionally Oregon.[1] This wildflower is known by several common names, including wiry snapdragon, sailflower snapdragon, and Brewer's snapdragon.

The plant twines along other plants or objects with its branchlets. It produces lavender snapdragon flowers 1 to 2 centimeters wide. The flower has a prominent lower lip and it may be streaked with darker purple. This species is most abundant in the low-elevation mountains of northern and central California, where it grows in rocky areas and especially in serpentine soil.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4775226 entry