familyPlantaginaceae
genusSairocarpus
Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus subsp. breweri
Phytoneuron 2013-34: 2. 2013.
Common names: Brewer's snapdragon
Endemic
Basionym: Antirrhinum breweri A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 374. 1868
Synonyms: A. vagans var. breweri (A. Gray) Jepson A. vexillocalyculatum subsp. breweri (A. Gray) D. M. Thompson Sairocarpus breweri (A. Gray) D. A. Sutton
Stems 10–70 (–100) cm, proximally glandular-hairy and, sometimes, eglandular-hairy. Inflorescences: branches with 1 leaf at each proximal node. Flowers: calyx adaxial lobe 3.5–5.5 mm; corolla white to light purple, often with darker veins, 8–15 mm, adaxial lip 2–5.5 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Gravelly lower slopes, disturbed areas, often on serpentine.
Elevation: 50–2000 m.
Discussion
Subspecies breweri and Sairocarpus cornutus both have white to purple corollas and grow in the same general area; S. cornutus has a deeper spur at the base of the corolla and is self-supporting, without twining branches.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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3.5mm;14mm +
hairy;glandular-hairy +
largest +
hypogynous +
simple +
gibbous +
ovate;narrowly elliptic +
absent +
absent +
twining +
absent +
symmetric +
glandular-hairy +
unequal +
glandular-hairy +
ovoid +
Brewer's snapdragon +
dark-veined +
symmetric +
tubular +
drupe-like +
absent +
axillary +
cauline +
ovate;lanceolate +
poricidal +
unequal +
axile +
purple-veined +
puberulent +
convex +
spiciform +
hypogynous +
connate +
absent +
absent +
2-carpellate +
Phytoneuron +
2013 +
axillary +
absent +
5;40 +
tuberculate +
reticulate-ridged +
connate +
Endemic +
didynamous +
adnate +
absent +
equal +
not self-supporting +
erect +
basal +
absent +
filiform +
punctiform +
absent +
Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus subsp. breweri +
Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus +
subspecies +
not spurred +
gibbous +
darker +
annual +
autotrophic +
fleshy +
absent +