Coarse hair enlarged at the tip. James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, CA. 5-11-10. © Joan Avise |
Violet Snapdragon Antirrhinum nuttallianum spp. subsessile The less common ssp. subsessile is found usually near the coast, southern foothills and Santa Ana Mountains. Both subspecies are hairy with A. n. subsessile having coarser hairs with enlarged tips. Both are erect woolly sticky annuals 4- 40 in. high with twining branchlets that are shorter and twine less tightly than the similar A. kelloggii. Flower stems are 1/4-3/4 in, long. Plantaginaceae Back to Plantaginaceae of Orange County, California |
Dana Point Headlands, Dana Point, CA. 4-25-10. © Joan Avise |
Calyx 5-cleft; fruits (bottom) have openings at the top allowing wind dispersal of seeds. James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, CA. 5-11-10. © Joan Avise |