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Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

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Description:

Upright racemes of two-lipped white flowers. Height about 1 m.

Habitat:

Growing in an old wall near Aeropagus hill (NW of the Acropolis of Athens). Native to the Mediterranean region.

Notes:

Genus name comes from the Greek words anti meaning like and rhis meaning a nose or snout in allusion to the appearance of the flower which looks like a dragon's snout. Modern Greek common names: Σκυλάκια (=little dogs), Λυκόστομα (=wolf's mouth).

Reference Links:

Garden Snapdragon - Antirrhinum majus - Overview, Antirrhinum majus

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