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Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon)

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids > Euasterid I > Order: Lamiales > Family: Plantaginaceae

Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) 'Rocket Mix', New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) 'Rocket Red', New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) 'Rocket Bronze', New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) 'Rocket Lemon', New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) 'Rocket Pink', New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Native to the Mediterranean. Widely cultivated in gardens, including in southern Africa. There is a wide range of garden varieties.