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Antirrhinum coulterianum (syn. Sairocarpus coulterianus) is a species of New World snapdragon known by the common name Coulter's snapdragon. It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in desert shrublands and in the coastal hills and mountains, especially in areas that have recently burned. This is an annual herb producing an erect stem which often clings to objects or other plants for support. It is mostly hairless, except for the flower cluster at the top, which can be quite woolly. Leaves are sparse and generally linear and there is often a basal rosette of leaves at the base of the stem; this is the only Antirrhinum that forms such a rosette. The top of the mostly naked stem is occupied by a raceme flower cluster of white snapdragon flowers, which are often tinted with lavender or pink, especially when newly opened. Each flower is about a centimeter wide.
Annual herb
5 - 59 in Tall
White
Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Very Low
Moderate
For propagating by seed: No treatment. gives some germination. Addition of a small amount of charate over the sown seeds greatly improves germination ( Keeley and Keeley 1982).
7*, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14*, 15, 16, 17, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Desert, burned places, common in scrub, chaparral
Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 9 likely
Quino Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha quino
Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
Verbena Bud Moth
Endothenia hebesana