Antirrhinum virga

Taxobox
name = "Antirrhinum virga"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Plantaginaceae
genus = "Antirrhinum"
species = "A. virga"
binomial = "Antirrhinum virga"
binomial_authority = A.Gray
synonyms = "Sairocarpus virga"

"Antirrhinum virga" (syn. "Sairocarpus virga") is a species of New World snapdragon known by the common name tall snapdragon. It is endemic to the North Coast Ranges of northern California, where it grows in rocky chaparral, sometimes on serpentine soils. This is a hairless perennial herb producing erect, non-climbing stems from a woody caudex. The inflorescence is a raceme atop the stem filled loosely with pink snapdragon flowers. Each flower is between one and two centimeters long.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7178,7198 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SAVI8 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Antirrhinum+virga Photo gallery]