Sairocarpus subcordatus |
Sairocarpus nuttallianus |
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dimorphic snapdragon |
Nuttall's snapdragon, violet snapdragon |
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Habit | Annuals. | Annuals, rarely biennials. |
Stems | 8–90 cm, not self-supporting, hairy; branches twining. |
6–200 cm, not self-supporting, glandular-hairy; branches twining. |
Leaves | opposite proximally, alternate distally; blade ovate, 10–60 × 5–45 mm, surfaces glabrous, glandular-hairy, or eglandular-hairy. |
opposite proximally, alternate distally; blade ovate, 2–60 × 1–50 mm, surfaces glandular-hairy. |
Inflorescences | axillary, racemes or flowers solitary. |
axillary, flowers solitary. |
Pedicels | 1–3 mm. |
2–20(–25) mm. |
Flowers | chasmogamous; calyx lobes unequal, hairy or glandular-hairy, adaxial lobe 8–14 × 5–10 mm; corolla white to tan, 13–17 mm, base gibbous, mouth 2.5–3.5 mm diam., palate not veined, slightly 2-lobed, 5–9 mm diam., tomentose. |
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. |
Capsules | narrowly ovoid, 5–6 mm, glandular-hairy, abaxial locule with 1 pore. |
ovoid, 3–11 mm, glandular-hairy, abaxial locule with 1 pore. |
Seeds | dark brown to black, 1 mm, tuberculate, reticulate-ridged. |
brown, 0.5–1 mm, ridged longitudinally. |
2n | = 30. |
= 32. |
Sairocarpus subcordatus |
Sairocarpus nuttallianus |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jun. | Flowering Mar–Aug. |
Habitat | Open slopes on serpentine, under shrubs. | Stabilized coastal dunes, rocky or disturbed areas. |
Elevation | 150–800 m. (500–2600 ft.) | 0–1300 m. (0–4300 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA |
AZ; CA; Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
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Discussion | Sairocarpus subcordatus is similar to S. vexillocalyculatus; it has relatively broader leaves and white to tan corollas with abaxial lobes reflexed. The species is known from the northern and central Inner North Coast Ranges. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 47. | FNA vol. 17, p. 46. |
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Synonyms | Antirrhinum subcordatum | Antirrhinum nuttallianum, A. nuttallianum subsp. subsessile, A. nuttallianum var. subsessile, A. pusillum, A. subsessile, S. pusillus |
Name authority | (A. Gray) D. A. Sutton: Revis. Antirrhineae, 477. (1988) | (Bentham ex A. de Candolle) D. A. Sutton: Revis. Antirrhineae, 464. (1988) |
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