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Antirrhinum kelloggii
Climbing Kellogs Snapdragon, Antirrhinum kelloggii.jpg
Scientific classification
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Antirrhinum
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A. kelloggii
Binomial name
Antirrhinum kelloggii
Greene
Synonyms

Antirrhinum hookerianum
Asarina stricta
Neogaerrhinum kelloggii
Neogaerrhinum strictum

Antirrhinum kelloggii (syn. Neogaerrhinum kelloggii) is a species of New World snapdragon known by the common name Kellogg's snapdragon.

Distribution

It is native to the coastal hills and mountain ranges of California and Baja California. It grows in many local plant communities, especially in areas that have recently burned.

Description

This is a thin, sprawling annual herb which sometimes becomes vine-like, climbing nearby objects or other plants. The inflorescence consists of a solitary flower on a very long, strongly coiling pedicel up to 9 centimeters long. The flower at the tip is a dark-veined purple snapdragon over a centimeter wide. The fruit is a dehiscent capsule containing many bumpy seeds.

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