Sairocarpus virga |
Sairocarpus nuttallianus |
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tall snapdragon, twig-like snapdragon |
Nuttall's snapdragon, violet snapdragon |
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Habit | Perennials. | Annuals, rarely biennials. |
Stems | 40–220 cm, self-supporting, glabrous; branches not twining. |
6–200 cm, not self-supporting, glandular-hairy; branches twining. |
Leaves | alternate; blade linear, 50–120 × 3–10 mm, surfaces glabrous. |
opposite proximally, alternate distally; blade ovate, 2–60 × 1–50 mm, surfaces glandular-hairy. |
Inflorescences | terminal, racemes. |
axillary, flowers solitary. |
Pedicels | 2–6 mm. |
2–20(–25) mm. |
Flowers | chasmogamous; calyx lobes equal, glabrous, adaxial lobe 6–8 × 1.5–2.5 mm; corolla pink to pale pink, 13–18 mm, base gibbous, mouth 3–5 mm diam., palate not veined, rounded, 5–7.5 mm diam., puberulent. |
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 | globular-ovoid, 7–9 mm, glabrous, abaxial locule with 2 pores. |
ovoid, 3–11 mm, glandular-hairy, abaxial locule with 1 pore. |
Seeds | black, 1–1.5 mm, ridges reticulate. |
brown, 0.5–1 mm, ridged longitudinally. |
2n | = 32. |
= 32. |
Sairocarpus virga |
Sairocarpus nuttallianus |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Jul. | Flowering Mar–Aug. |
Habitat | Openings in chaparral, rocky areas, often on serpentine. | Stabilized coastal dunes, rocky or disturbed areas. |
Elevation | 200–2000 m. (700–6600 ft.) | 0–1300 m. (0–4300 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA |
AZ; CA; Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
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Discussion | Stems of Sairocarpus virga regrow quickly after fires (D. M. Thompson 1988). Sairocarpus virga is known from the southern High and 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. 48. | FNA vol. 17, p. 46. |
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Synonyms | Antirrhinum virga | 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, 466. (1988) | (Bentham ex A. de Candolle) D. A. Sutton: Revis. Antirrhineae, 464. (1988) |
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