Misopates orontium

(Linnaeus) Rafinesque

Autik. Bot., 158. 1840.

Common names: Lesser snapdragon weasel’s-snout muflier rubicond
WeedyIntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Antirrhinum orontium Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 617. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 36. Mentioned on page 34.

Distribution

Introduced; B.C., Ont., Que., Alaska, Calif., Conn., Fla., Idaho, Ill., Ky., Maine, Mich., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., Utah, Va., Wash., Europe, sw, sc Asia, n Africa, introduced also in South America, s Africa, Pacific Islands, Australia.

Discussion

Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).

Subspecies gibbosum (Wallich) D. A. Sutton, which occurs in the eastern Mediterranean, southwestern and south-central Asia, and northeastern Africa, has more slender stems, smaller flowers, and more lax inflorescences than subsp. orontium (D. A. Sutton 1988). Subspecies gibbosum does not appear to have been introduced in the flora area.

Selected References

None.

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