Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Antirrhinum orontium L.
Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus : Antirrhinum
Synonyms : Misopates orontium (L.) Rafin.
Catalan common name : Cap-de-mort. Gossets.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Some regions
Flowering time : April. May. June. July. August. September.
Life-forms : Terophyte.
Habitat : Dry soils and cultivated fields.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A small erect herb, very slightly branched; it forms a spikelet of pinkish flowers at the top. The leaves are opposite and the stalk has a square cross section. It is the wild ?dragon?s mouth?, and is much smaller than Anthirrhinum majus which is grown in gardens.
