Violet Snapdragon

Antirrhinum nuttallianum

F N A: Sairocarpus nuttallianus.

Family: Plantaginaceae (PLANTAIN), Scrophulariaceae (FIGWORT).
Other common names: Nuttall's snapdragon.
Generic common name: SNAPDRAGON.

Photographs from SMMNRA: chaparral (recently disturbed trailside), Mar 2005.

Characteristics: Native, Blue, Medium, Clusters, Odd, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.

Note: The plants at CNM have been listed with a different subspecies or variety than the SMM cousin shown here and may appear slightly different (CNM: Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum and A. n. ssp. subsessile).