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Stems

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

Inflorescences

branches with 2 leaves at each proximal node.

Flowers

calyx adaxial lobe 7–14 mm;

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

Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus subsp. vexillocalyculatus

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

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.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Sairocarpus > Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus
Sibling taxa
S. vexillocalyculatus subsp. breweri, S. vexillocalyculatus subsp. intermedius
Synonyms Antirrhinum elmeri, S. elmeri
Name authority unknown
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