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