Sairocarpus nuttallianus |
Sairocarpus multiflorus |
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Nuttall's snapdragon, violet snapdragon |
Sierra snapdragon |
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Habit | Annuals, rarely biennials. | Annuals or perennials. |
Stems | 6–200 cm, not self-supporting, glandular-hairy; branches twining. |
10–150 cm, self-supporting, glandular-hairy, viscid; branches not twining. |
Leaves | opposite proximally, alternate distally; blade ovate, 2–60 × 1–50 mm, surfaces glandular-hairy. |
subopposite proximally, alternate distally; blade linear to lanceolate, 10–65 × 2–10 mm, surfaces glandular-hairy. |
Inflorescences | axillary, flowers solitary. |
terminal, racemes. |
Pedicels | 2–20(–25) mm. |
2–4(–10) mm. |
Flowers | cleistogamous and chasmogamous; calyx lobes equal, glandular-hairy, adaxial lobe 3–6 × 1–3.5 mm; corolla pale purple to purple, sometimes dark-veined, 7–12 mm, base slightly gibbous, mouth 2.5–3.5 mm diam., palate white, purple-veined, rounded, 2.5–6 mm diam., puberulent. |
chasmogamous; calyx lobes unequal, densely glandular-hairy, adaxial lobe 5–13.5 × 2.5–5.5 mm; corolla pale pink to red with tan-brown withered area on abaxial lip, 13–18 mm, base gibbous, mouth 3.5–5 mm diam., palate white, not veined, rounded, 5–8.5 mm diam., puberulent. |
Capsules | ovoid, 3–11 mm, glandular-hairy, abaxial locule with 1 pore. |
ovoid, 7–10 mm, glandular-hairy, abaxial locule with 1 pore. |
Seeds | brown, 0.5–1 mm, ridged longitudinally. |
black, 1 mm, ridged, reticulate. |
2n | = 32. |
= 32. |
Sairocarpus nuttallianus |
Sairocarpus multiflorus |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Aug. | Flowering Apr–Aug. |
Habitat | Stabilized coastal dunes, rocky or disturbed areas. | Rocky, disturbed, or burned areas. |
Elevation | 0–1300 m. (0–4300 ft.) | 10–2200 m. (0–7200 ft.) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
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CA
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Discussion | Plants of Sairocarpus nuttallianus are unique in having gold-colored hairs in the mouth of the corolla. D. M. Thompson (1988) recognized two intergrading subspecies based on degree of hairiness and slight differences in seed sculpturing, but the differences are minor and inconsistent. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 46. | FNA vol. 17, p. 46. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Sairocarpus | Plantaginaceae > Sairocarpus |
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Synonyms | Antirrhinum nuttallianum, A. nuttallianum subsp. subsessile, A. nuttallianum var. subsessile, A. pusillum, A. subsessile, S. pusillus | Antirrhinum multiflorum, A. thompsonii |
Name authority | (Bentham ex A. de Candolle) D. A. Sutton: Revis. Antirrhineae, 464. (1988) | D. A. Sutton: Revis. Antirrhineae, 467. (1988) |
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