Species

Misopates orontium

Common Name(s)

wild antirrhinum

Authority

Misopates orontium (L.) Raf.

Family

Plantaginaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Antirrhinum orontium L.

Flower Colours

Red / Pink

Year Naturalised

1906

Origin

Eurasia, N. Africa, Macronesia

References and further reading

Gübitz, T; Caldwell, A; Hudson A (2003). Rapid molecular evolution of CYCLOIDEA-like genes in Antirrhinum and its relatives.  Molecular Biology & Evolution 20(9).

This page last updated on 5 Nov 2017