Neogaerrhinum strictum

(Hooker & Arnott) Rothmaler

Feddes Repert. Sp. Nov. Regni Veg. 52: 31. 1943.

Common names: Kellogg’s snapdragon
Basionym: Maurandya stricta Hooker & Arnott Bot. Beechy Voy., 375. 1839
Synonyms: Antirrhinum hookerianum Pennell ex Millspaugh Asarina stricta (Hooker & Arnott) Pennell
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 39. Mentioned on page 40.

Stems erect or ascending, 10–80 cm, hairy proximally. Leaves: blade ovate proximally, linear-lanceolate distally, 10–50 × 1–15 mm, hairy or glabrous. Pedicels 20–90 mm. Flowers: calyx lobes equal, 4–8 mm; corolla lavender to purple, usually with darker veins, 10–14 mm, mouth 4–5 mm diam., abaxial lobes reflexed, purple, adaxial lobes reflexed, lavender to purple, palate white with purple veins. Capsules usually erect, globular to broadly ovoid, 5–7 mm, glabrous, with 2 pores elongating into slits. Seeds not spotted, ovoid, 0.8 mm, abaxial surface with blocklike tubercles. 2n = 30.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Disturbed sites, chaparral, coastal sage.
Elevation: 10–1000 m.

Distribution

Calif., Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

Neogaerrhinum strictum grows from the San Francisco Bay area to northern Mexico. D. M. Thompson (1988) found that it can grow abundantly following a fire.

The name Antirrhinum kelloggii Greene has been used for this species, but it is invalid.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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(Hooker & Arnott) Rothmaler +
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Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California). +
10–1000 m. +
Disturbed sites, chaparral, coastal sage. +
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
Feddes Repert. Sp. Nov. Regni Veg. +
Antirrhinum hookerianum +  and Asarina stricta +
Neogaerrhinum strictum +
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