Snapdragon
Scientific Name:Antirrhinum majus


NOTES: The common name "snapdragon", originates from the flowers' reaction to having their throats squeezed, which causes the "mouth" of the flower to snap open like a dragon's mouth. It is an herbaceous perennial plant, growing to 0.5–1 m tall, rarely up to 2 m. The leaves are spirally arranged, broadly lanceolate, 1–7 cm long and 2–2.5 cm broad.

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Snapdragon
Genus species: Antirrhinum majus
Common Name: Snapdragon
Family Name: Plantaginaceae  
Annual, biennial, or perennial herbs; leaves basal, simple, parallel-veined; flowers bisexual, regular, in spikes or heads; fruit a circumscissile capsule.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Pink/Red
Yellow
White
CNC Habitat: Herb Wall
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
Months in Bloom:  
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