Pseudorontium
| Pseudorontium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Antirrhineae |
| Genus: | Pseudorontium (A. Gray) Rothm. |
| Species: | P. cyathiferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorontium cyathiferum (Benth.) Rothm. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudorontium is a genus of flowering plants with one species, Pseudorontium cyathiferum (syn. Antirrhinum cyathiferum), a New World snapdragon known by the common names dog's-mouth[1] and Deep Canyon snapdragon. It is native to the deserts of northern Mexico and adjacent California and Arizona. It is an annual herb producing a hairy, erect, non-climbing stem with many oval-shaped leaves. The solitary flowers are dark-veined deep purple and white, often with some yellow in the throat, and are about a centimeter long. Previously considered to belong among the New World Antirrhinum species, it is now considered the sole member of the related genus Pseudorontium.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pseudorontium cyathiferum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Oyama, Ryan K.; Baum, David A. (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Antirrhinum (Veronicaceae)". American Journal of Botany 91 (6): 918–925. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.6.918. PMID 21653448.
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