Antirrhinum tortuosum

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Antirrhinum tortuosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Antirrhinum
Species:
A. tortuosum
Binomial name
Antirrhinum tortuosum
Bosc ex Vent.
Synonyms
  • Antirrhinum majus subsp. tortuosum

Antirrhinum tortuosum is a species of plant in the family Plantaginaceae.[1][2] It is a herbaceous,[3] perennial plant[4] found naturally in the Western Mediterranean.[5][6]

These plants herbaceous with purple flowers, 30–35 mm in diameter, and grow on a raceme.[3] The plant flowers from spring through fall.[3] and is perennial.[4]

Habitat

This plant is commonly found growing out of limestone rockfaces, walls, or on roadsides.[3][5] Populations often exist over small ranges.[5]

Antirrhinum tortuosum growing out of a stone wall in Dingli, Malta by Tomas Pocius[7]

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