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Chaenorhinum minus
dwarf-snapdragon
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring on both sides of Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon; east across much of North America to tha Atlantic Coast.

Habitat: Roadside, disturbed open areas, waste ground.

Flowers: May-October

Origin: Introduced from Europe

Growth Duration: Annual

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees

Description:
General:

Slender, low annual with soft, fine pubescence throughout.

Leaves:

Leaves opposite below and alternate above, linear to linear-oblanceolate, entire, grayish, short-petiolate.

Flowers:

Flowers solitary on long peduncles arising from the leaf axils; calyx deeply 5-lobed, the lobes narrow and spreading; corolla bilabiate, lavender, the mouth slightly open, 6-8 mm. long, with a short, blunt spur.

Fruits:

Capsule

Accepted Name:
Chaenorhinum minus (L.) Lange
Publication: Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 2: 577-578. 1870.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Chaenorhinum minus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Chaenorhinum minus checklist entry

OregonFlora: Chaenorhinum minus information

E-Flora BC: Chaenorhinum minus atlas page

CalPhotos: Chaenorhinum minus photos

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