Maurandella antirrhiniflora

Violet twining snapdragon, Violet Twining Snapdragon

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Violet twining snapdragon is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native perennial found in the eastern Desert Mountains, specifically the Providence Mountains, in desert flats and washes at elevations below 2,600 meters. Flowering from February to December, this plant produces pink, red, and violet flowers with a delicate tube-throat 13 to 17 millimeters long and lobes 4 to 8 millimeters wide. Growing with slender, nearly hairless stems that twist and climb, it develops a vine-like habit characteristic of snapdragon relatives. Its leaves are distinctive, with petioles 5 to 33 millimeters long and blades 5 to 30 millimeters in size, shaped like arrowheads (hastate to sagittate) and remaining entire along their margins. The flower's calyx features lobes 9 to 14 millimeters long, adding to its delicate and intricate appearance.

Habitat: Desert flats, washes

Bloom period: Feb-Dec

Elevation: < 2600 m

Bioregions: e DMtns (Providence Mtns)

California counties: San Bernardino, San Mateo

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