Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Antirrhinum multiflorum (syn. Sairocarpus multiflorus) is a species of New World snapdragon known by the common name Sierra snapdragon. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the central Coast Ranges, the Transverse Ranges, and one section of the Sierra Nevada foothills. It grows on lower-elevation mountain slopes and springs up in disturbed and recently burned areas. This is an annual or perennial herb producing a hairy, erect stem which often has a woody base. It does not cling or climb like some other snapdragon species. Small, pointed leaves are arranged alternately about the tall stem. The raceme flower cluster occupies the top of the stem with many pink or red snapdragon flowers between one and two centimeters long each.

Plant type

Annual herb, Perennial herb

Size

1 - 2 ft Tall

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Color

Purple, Pink, Red

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Ease of care

Moderate

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment. Germination may be poor.

Sunset Zones

7*, 8, 9, 10, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Rocky or disturbed places, burns

Plant communities

Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest

Hummingbirds
Bats
Birds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 9 likely

Confirmed Likely

Geranium Plume Moth

Amblyptilia pica

Tobacco Budworm Moth

Chloridea virescens

Verbena Bud Moth

Endothenia hebesana

Spotted Straw Sun Moth

Heliothis phloxiphaga