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Taxon:  Antirrhinum majus L.



Summary
Genus:
Antirrhinum
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Tribe:
Antirrhineae
Nomen number:
3665
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:617. 1753
Verified:
03/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Antirrhinum majus L. subsp. cirrhigerum (Welw. ex Ficalho) Franco (0 active accession[s])
Antirrhinum majus L. subsp. linkianum (Boiss. & Reut.) Rothm. (0 active accession[s])
Antirrhinum majus L. subsp. litigiosum (Pau) Rothm. (0 active accession[s])
Antirrhinum majus L. subsp. majus (0 active accession[s])
Antirrhinum majus L. subsp. tortuosum (Bosc ex Vent.) Rouy (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: = Antirrhinum
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Office of the Union. 2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union
  10. Oyama, R. K. & D. A. Baum. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of North American Antirrhinum (Veronicaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 91:918-925.
  11. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  12. Schwarz-Sommer, Z. et al. 1990. Genetic-control of flower development by homeotic genes in Antirrhinum majus. Science 250:931-936.
  13. Sutton, D. A. 1988. A revision of the tribe Antirrhineae 92.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
English
snapdragon –
French
grand muflier –
gueule de lion –
gueule de loup –
German
Löwenmaul –
Italian
bocca di leone comune –
Spanish
boca de dragón –
Swedish
lejongap –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMalta  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2Cultivated    widely cult. in temperate regions
4Naturalized    widely natzd. in temperate regions
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Serbia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (s.), Portugal
Cultivated (widely cult. in temperate regions)
Naturalized (widely natzd. in temperate regions)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamentalfide Rev Antirrh 92. 1988Sutton, D. A. 1988. A revision of the tribe Antirrhineae 92.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3665. Accessed 16 May 2025.