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Brewer's snapdragon

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Stems

10–70(–100) cm, proximally glandular-hairy and, sometimes, eglandular-hairy.

7–170 cm, proximally glabrous or eglandular-hairy.

Inflorescences

branches with 1 leaf at each proximal node.

branches with 2 leaves at each proximal node.

Flowers

calyx adaxial lobe 3.5–5.5 mm;

corolla white to light purple, often with darker veins, 8–15 mm, adaxial lip 2–5.5 mm.

calyx adaxial lobe 7–14 mm;

corolla light purple, without darker veins, 11–17 mm, adaxial lip 7–17 mm.

Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus subsp. breweri

Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus subsp. vexillocalyculatus

Phenology Flowering Jun–Sep. Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Gravelly lower slopes, disturbed areas, often on serpentine. Gravelly slopes, disturbed sites, often on serpentine.
Elevation 50–2000 m. (200–6600 ft.) 50–1200 m. (200–3900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Subspecies breweri and Sairocarpus cornutus both have white to purple corollas and grow in the same general area; S. cornutus has a deeper spur at the base of the corolla and is self-supporting, without twining branches.

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

Subspecies vexillocalyculatus grows in the same general area as Sairocarpus subcordatus. Sairocarpus subcordatus can be distinguished from subsp. vexillocalyculatus by its broader leaves, white to tan corollas, and reflexed abaxial corolla lobes.

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

Source FNA vol. 17, p. 47. FNA vol. 17, p. 47.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Sairocarpus > Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus Plantaginaceae > Sairocarpus > Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus
Sibling taxa
S. vexillocalyculatus subsp. intermedius, S. vexillocalyculatus subsp. vexillocalyculatus
S. vexillocalyculatus subsp. breweri, S. vexillocalyculatus subsp. intermedius
Synonyms Antirrhinum breweri, A. vagans var. breweri, A. vexillocalyculatum subsp. breweri, S. breweri Antirrhinum elmeri, S. elmeri
Name authority (A. Gray) Barringer: Phytoneuron 2013-34: 2. (2013) unknown
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