Antirrhinum majus

Common snapdragon

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Common snapdragon is a naturalized perennial herb found in central Coast and southern Coast Ranges in open, disturbed areas at elevations below 250 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces flowers in varied colors, with blooms reaching 25 to 45 millimeters long. Growing with erect, self-supporting stems 8 to 70 centimeters tall, it develops terminal raceme inflorescences that are notably hairy. Its leaves are glabrous, particularly toward the base of the plant, with the entire stem structure supporting dense flower clusters. The plant is widely cultivated and can readily establish in disturbed landscape areas.

Habitat: Open, disturbed areas

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: < 250 m

Bioregions: c CCo, SCo, expected elsewhere

California counties: Ventura, Santa Clara, Orange, Fresno, Los Angeles, Riverside, Siskiyou, Contra Costa, Alameda, Napa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Yolo

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.