Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenorhinum origanifolium (L.) Kostel. trib. Antirrhinae |
Synonyms | Antirrhinum origanifolium L. |
Chaenorhinum burnatii Sennen | |
Chaenorhinum montserratiorum Holub | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 0-2600m |
Description | leaves green, lanceolate or ovate to orbiculate, entire, opposite, flowers on lower lip orange variegate, 9-20mm long, in lax, leafy inflorescence; very variable |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Greece , Italy ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
origanifolium cadevallii (O.Bolós & Vigo) M.Laínz, Aport. Conoc. Fl. Gallega 6: 27 (1968)
origanifolium rodriguezii (Porta) Güemes, Fl. Iber. 13: 172 (2009)
origanifolium segoviense (Willk.) R.Fern., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64(2): 220 (1971)
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