Sairocarpus coulterianus

Last updated

Sairocarpus coulterianus
Antirrhinumcoulterianum.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Sairocarpus
Species:
S. coulterianus
Binomial name
Sairocarpus coulterianus
(Benth.) D.A.Sutton
Synonyms [1]
  • Antirrhinum coulterianumBenth.
  • Antirrhinum coulterianum var. nevinianum(A.Gray) Jeps.
  • Antirrhinum coulterianum subsp. orcuttianum(A.Gray) Pennell
  • Antirrhinum coulterianum f. orcuttianum(A.Gray) Munz
  • Antirrhinum nevinianumA.Gray
  • Antirrhinum orcuttianumA.Gray

Sairocarpus coulterianus (syn. Antirrhinum coulterianum) is a species of New World snapdragon known by the common name Coulter's snapdragon. [2] [3]

Contents

Distribution

It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in desert shrublands and in the coastal hills and mountains, especially in areas that have recently burned.

Description

Sairocarpus coulterianus is an annual herb producing an erect stem which often clings to objects or other plants for support. It is mostly hairless, except for the inflorescence at the top, which can be quite woolly.

Leaves are sparse and generally linear and there is often a basal rosette of leaves at the base of the stem.

The top of the mostly naked stem is occupied by a raceme inflorescence of white snapdragon flowers, which are often tinted with lavender or pink, especially when newly opened. Each flower is about a centimeter wide.

Related Research Articles

<i>Antirrhinum</i> Genus of plants

Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as dragon flowers, snapdragons and dog flower because of the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. They are native to rocky areas of Europe, the United States, Canada, and North Africa. Antirrhinum species are widely used as ornamental plants in borders and as cut flowers.

<i>Linaria vulgaris</i> Species of plant

Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax, yellow toadflax or butter-and-eggs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Europe, Siberia and Central Asia. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America.

<i>Antirrhinum majus</i> Species of flowering plant

Antirrhinum majus, the common snapdragon, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum. The plant was placed in the family Plantaginaceae following a revision of its prior classical family, Scrophulariaceae.

<i>Physostegia virginiana</i> Species of flowering plant

Physostegia virginiana, the obedient plant, obedience or false dragonhead, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North America, where it is distributed from eastern Canada to northern Mexico. Physostegia are known commonly as obedient plants because a flower pushed to one side will often stay in that position. The name “false dragonhead” refers to the dragonheads of the related Dracocephalum, a genus to which the plant once belonged.

Antirrhinum subbaeticum is a species of plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is endemic to Spain. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. It originated in Italy but was Introduced into Spain. Antirrhinum subbaeticum is a beautiful perennial herb found only in the eastern Andalusia mountain ranges of Spain. It is a member of the genus Antirrhinum, which comprises some 25 species that are mainly found in the western Mediterranean region. The genus name comes from the Greek words ‘anti, which means opposite, and rhis, meaning snout, and refers to the lopsided petals on the flowers. The flowers of Antirrhinum subbaeticum are densely clustered into an attractive inflorescence, borne on a branching stem measuring 20 to 30 cm in height. The stem is densely covered in short hairs. The petals are pink, with white centres, and have dark purple veins running across them. The leaves are fairly fleshy and elliptical, and are arranged in opposite pairs near the bottom of the plant, but at alternate points nearer the top of the plant.

<i>Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus</i> Species of flowering plant

Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus is a species of New World snapdragon found only in California and occasionally Oregon. This wildflower is known by several common names, including wiry snapdragon, sailflower snapdragon, and Brewer's snapdragon.

<i>Allium campanulatum</i> Species of flowering plant

Allium campanulatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name dusky onion or Sierra onion. This is a flowering plant native to the western United States from southeastern Washington and northern Oregon to southern California, and western Nevada. The dusky onion grows in foothills and mountains, especially in dry areas, such as chaparral habitats.

<i>Sairocarpus multiflorus</i> Species of flowering plant

Sairocarpus multiflorus is a species of New World snapdragon known by the common name Sierra snapdragon or multi-flowered snapdragon.

<i>Antirrhinum kelloggii</i> Species of flowering plant

Antirrhinum kelloggii is a species of New World snapdragon known by the common name Kellogg's snapdragon.

Pseudorontium is a genus of flowering plants with one species, Pseudorontium cyathiferum, a New World snapdragon known by the common names dog's-mouth and Deep Canyon snapdragon. It is native to the deserts of northern Mexico and adjacent California and Arizona. It is an annual herb producing a hairy, erect, non-climbing stem with many oval-shaped leaves. The solitary flowers are dark-veined deep purple and white, often with some yellow in the throat, and are about a centimeter long. Previously considered to belong among the New World Antirrhinum species, it is now considered the sole member of the related genus Pseudorontium.

<i>Antirrhinum filipes</i> Species of flowering plant

Antirrhinum filipes is an annual species of North American snapdragon, usually known by the common name yellow twining snapdragon. This herbaceous plant is native to deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is common.

<i>Sairocarpus nuttallianus</i> Species of flowering plant

Sairocarpus nuttallianus, commonly known as Nuttall's snapdragon or violet snapdragon, is a species of New World snapdragon.

Sairocarpus virga is a species of New World snapdragon known by the common name tall snapdragon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cut flowers</span> Flowers or buds harvested for decoration

Cut flowers are flowers and flower buds that have been cut from the plant bearing it. It is removed from the plant for decorative use. Cut greens are leaves with or without stems added to the cut flowers for contrast and design purposes. These displays improve the quality of the human environment.

<i>Xanthium spinosum</i> Species of flowering plant

Xanthium spinosum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by many common names, including spiny cocklebur, prickly burweed and Bathurst burr. This species is part of the genus Xanthium that encompasses 25 different species of flowering plants of the daisy family, Asteraceae, and sunflower tribe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antirrhineae</span> Tribe of flowering plants

The Antirrhineae are one of the 12 tribes of the family Plantaginaceae. It contains the toadflax relatives, such as snapdragons.

<i>Sairocarpus</i> Genus of plants

Sairocarpus is a genus of the family Plantaginaceae, and is one of a group of plants commonly known as 'snapdragons'. It has ten accepted species and is being considered to include many species formerly considered as New World species of Antirrhinum.

<i>Dudleya ingens</i> Species of succulent

Dudleya ingens is a species of perennial succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae commonly known as the rock liveforever or Baja liveforever. A relatively large member of the genus Dudleya, this species has long green succulent leaves, and in April to June is characterized by pale yellow to white pink-tinged flowers topping tall, reddish inflorescences. It has a stem clothed densely with old, leathery leaves, and the inflorescence may be nodding, with the floral branches bearing the flowers tending to unfurl like the fronds of a fern. It is similar in appearance to Dudleya brittonii, but differs in range and chromosome number. This species is endemic to the state of Baja California in Mexico, being found from Santo Tomás to the southern coast of the state.

<i>Antirrhinum hispanicum</i> Species of flowering plant

Antirrhinum hispanicum, the Spanish snapdragon, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum that is native to southeastern Spain.

<i>Gambelia juncea</i>

Gambelia juncea is a species of flowering shrub in the plantain family commonly known as the Baja California bush snapdragon or Baja bush snapdragon. Gambelia juncea is a highly variable woody perennial to 1 m (3.3 ft) characterized by long, arching, reed-like stems and showy, bright red, two-lipped tubular flowers. Native to the Baja California peninsula and coastal Sonora, this species is widespread in the region across numerous habitats and has several varieties. It was formerly placed in the primarily South American genus Galvezia, but taxonomic studies have supported the reclassification of the two North American species into Gambelia. This species, with a number of cultivars, is widely used as an ornamental shrub for xeriscaping, erosion control, native plant gardens, and wildlife gardens.

References

  1. "Sairocarpus coulterianus (Benth.) D.A.Sutton". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. "Antirrhinum coulterianum". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  3. "ITIS - Report: Antirrhinum coulterianum". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-05.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Antirrhinum coulterianum at Wikimedia Commons