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Leaves

blade linear to oblanceolate.

blade oblanceolate.

Pedicels

1–2(–4) mm.

1–2 mm.

Flowers

calyx lobes equal, 4–5.5 mm;

corolla white, veins violet, 9–11 mm, palate rounded, hairy.

calyx lobes subequal, 3–7 mm;

corolla white to pale lavender, veins not contrasting, 7–14 mm, palate angular, glabrous or hairy, often with 2 yellow patches.

Seeds

ridges not reticulate.

ridges reticulate.

Sairocarpus cornutus subsp. cornutus

Sairocarpus cornutus subsp. leptaleus

Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug. Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Dry stream margins, disturbed areas, often on serpentine. Rocky washes, disturbed areas, foothills.
Elevation 50–1200 m. (200–3900 ft.) 200–2100 m. (700–6900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Subspecies cornutus is known from the Inner North Coast Ranges, the western Cascade Ranges, and the northern Sacramento Valley.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Subspecies leptaleus is known from the Sierra Nevada, especially in the foothill region.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 17, p. 45. FNA vol. 17, p. 45.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Sairocarpus > Sairocarpus cornutus Plantaginaceae > Sairocarpus > Sairocarpus cornutus
Sibling taxa
S. cornutus subsp. leptaleus
S. cornutus subsp. cornutus
Synonyms Antirrhinum leptaleum, A. cornutum var. leptaleum
Name authority unknown (A. Gray) Barringer: Phytoneuron 2013-34: 1. (2013)
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