Antirrhinum

Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as dragon flowers or snapdragons because of the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. They arenative to rocky areas of Europe, the United States, and North Africa.^[1]

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• 1Description
• 2Taxonomy
  • 2.1Circumscription
  • 2.2Infrageneric subdivision
  • 2.3Snapdragons
  • 2.4Species
  • 2.5Etymology
• 3Distribution and habitat
• 4Ecology
• 5Cultivation
  • 5.1Genetic studies
• 6Uses
• 7Gallery
• 8References
• 9Sources
• 10External links