Antirrhinum
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Not to be confused with Anthurium.
This article is about the genus of plants commonly known as "Snapdragon". For chipsets produced by Qualcomm, see Qualcomm Snapdragon. For other uses, see Snapdragon (disambiguation).
Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as dragon flowers or snapdragons because of the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. They are also sometimes called toadflax[1] or dog flower.[2] They are native to rocky areas of Europe, the United States, Canada, and North Africa. Antirrhinum species are widely used as ornamental plants in borders and as cut flowers.[3]
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Antirrhinum | |
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Antirrhinum majus | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Tribe: | Antirrhineae |
Genus: | Antirrhinum L. |
Type species | |
Antirrhinum majus | |
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