Antirrhinum hispanicum Chav.

Taxon Identity

Antirrhinum hispanicum Chav. is a perennial herbaceous plant with short, procumbent or ascending stems.

Height

It typically reaches 30 to 35 centimeters (12 to 14 inches) in height, with a maximum height of 60 centimeters (24 inches).

Plant Indumentum

The entire plant is glandular to glandular hairy.

Leaf Arrangement

Most leaves are arranged opposite one another, though most are also alternate, or the plant may have almost fully alternate leaves; these leaves measure 5 to 35 millimeters (0.20 to 1.38 inches) long and 2 to 20 millimeters (0.079 to 0.787 inches) wide, and range in shape from lanceolate to circular.

Flower Stalk Length

Flower stalks are 2 to 20 millimeters (0.079 to 0.787 inches) long.

Calyx Morphology

The calyx has lobes 6 to 8 millimeters (0.24 to 0.31 inches) long, shaped ovate-lanceolate, and forms cups that are nearly pointed to nearly blunt at the tip.

Corolla Morphology

The corolla is 20 to 25 millimeters (0.79 to 0.98 inches) long, colored white or pink, and occasionally has a yellow palate.

Inflorescence Structure

Inflorescences form as terminal clusters held among leaf-like bracts.

Flower Characteristics

Flowers are hermaphroditic and zygomorphic, with a five-lobed calyx that is almost entirely separated into lobes, and a corolla that can be white, pink, or purple.

Fruit and Seeds

Fruits are capsules that contain black, ovoid seeds.