Misopates orontium

Misopates orontium, known as weasel's snout, is a herbaceous annual plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a native of disturbed ground in Europe. It is also naturalised as a weed in other parts of the world such as North America. The pink flowers resemble a miniature snapdragon and are followed by a hairy green fruit which is said to resemble a weasel's snout.

Misopates orontium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Misopates
Species:	M. orontium
Binomial name
Misopates orontium (L.) Raf.
Synonyms
Antirrhinum orontium

Common names include linearleaf snapdragon,^[1] weasel's snout, lesser snapdragon or calf's snout. Past common names have included lesser snapdragon and corn-snapdragon.^[2]

Taxonomy

Alternatively considered as the type species of section Orontium, genus Antirrhinum.