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.

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Patrocinador: Fundació Sa Nostra