Misopates orontium

Arable Snapdragon

The field - Snapdragon ( Misopates orontium, synonym: Antirrhinum orontium ) is a plant which belongs to the family of the plantain family ( Plantaginaceae ).

Features

The crown of the arable snapdragon is pink with dark veins. The annual plant reaches heights of 8 to 30 centimeters and is a Therophyt. Pollination is by bees. The seeds are spread by the wind.

Occurrence

The arable snapdragon is lime-intolerant and prefers sandy to loamy fields and also grows on vines and wastelands. It is found in Europe, the Mediterranean region and western Asia. In Germany it is considered archaeophyte. The arable Snapdragon is classified as endangered in Germany.

Trivial names

For the arable snapdragon or were, sometimes only regionally, including the names monkey skull (Silesia ), brackish main, Dorant (Silesia, Thuringia ), Dog head ( Thuringia ), Dog Skull ( Thuringia), calf's nose (Silesia ), nasal herb ( Switzerland ), Orant (Hesse), Restorative herb, devils band (Silesia, middle High German ) and Todtenköpfel (Silesia ) in use. Next field names are snapdragon, Big Orant and cat's mouth.