Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Antirrhinum cornutum (syn. Sairocarpus cornutus) is an uncommon species of New World snapdragon known by the common name spurred snapdragon. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in the inland mountains and the northern reaches of the Central Valley. This is an annual herb producing hairy, erect, non-climbing stems. Solitary flowers grow in the leaf axils along the stem. Each hairy-lipped snapdragon flower is purple-veined white and about a centimeter long.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 - 16 in Tall

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Color

Purple

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Hummingbirds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Ni Moth

Trichoplusia ni

False Celery Leaftier

Udea profundalis

American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis