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Antirrhinum vexillo calyculatum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Plantaginaceae

Higher classification
  
Snapdragons

Order
  
Lamiales

Genus
  
Antirrhinum

Rank
  
Species

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Scientific name
  
Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum

Similar
  
Sairocarpus cornutus, Snapdragons, Antirrhinum coulterianum, Antirrhinum kelloggii, Antirrhinum filipes

Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum (syn. Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus (Kellogg) D.A. Sutton) is a species of New World snapdragon found only in California and occasionally Oregon. This wildflower is known by several common names, including wiry snapdragon, sailflower snapdragon, and Brewer's snapdragon.

The plant twines along other plants or objects with its branchlets. It produces lavender snapdragon flowers 1 to 2 centimeters wide. The flower has a prominent lower lip and it may be streaked with darker purple. This species is most abundant in the low-elevation mountains of northern and central California, where it grows in rocky areas and especially in serpentine soil.

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Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum Wikipedia