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Misopates orontium
Autik. Bot., 158. 1840.
Common names: Lesser snapdragon weasel’s-snout muflier rubicond
WeedyIntroducedSelected by author to be illustrated
Basionym: Antirrhinum orontium Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 617. 1753
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Distribution
Europe, sw, sc Asia, n Africa, introduced also in South America, s Africa, Pacific Islands, Australia.
Discussion
Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).
Subspecies gibbosum (Wallich) D. A. Sutton, which occurs in the eastern Mediterranean, southwestern and south-central Asia, and northeastern Africa, has more slender stems, smaller flowers, and more lax inflorescences than subsp. orontium (D. A. Sutton 1988). Subspecies gibbosum does not appear to have been introduced in the flora area.
Selected References
None.