| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Chaenorhinum origanifolium (L.) Kostel. trib. Antirrhinae |
| Bibliography | Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag.: 34 (1844) |
| Native Range | s. Europe, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate or Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| 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 | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Anarrinum crassifolium Willd. Antirrhinum alsinifolium Viv. Antirrhinum origanifolium L. Antirrhinum villosum Lapeyr. Chaenorhinum brasianum Lapeyr. Chaenorhinum burnati Sennen Chaenorhinum crassifolium var. capitatum Willk. Chaenorhinum lapeyrousianum (Jord.) Rouy Chaenorhinum montserratiorum Holub Chaenorhinum origanifolium var. capitatum (Willk.) Losa Chaenorhinum origanifolium ssp. capitatum (Willk.) Malag. Chaenorhinum origanifolium ssp. cotiellae P.Monts. & G.Monts. Chaenorhinum origanifolium var. delphinense Rouy Chaenorhinum origanifolium f. genuinum Cout. Chaenorhinum origanifolium var. genuinum Rouy Chaenorhinum origanifolium f. glabratum (Lange) Cout. Chaenorhinum origanifolium var. glabratum (Lange) Lange Chaenorhinum origanifolium ssp. lapeyrouseanum (Jord.) Kerguélen Chaenorhinum origanifolium var. lapeyrouseanum (Jord.) Rouy Chaenorhinum origanifolium ssp. mutelii (Timb.-Lagr.) Rouy Chaenorhinum origanifolium var. mutelii (Timb.-Lagr.) Rouy Linaria alsinifolia (Viv.) Spreng. Linaria brasiana Rouy ex Prain Linaria gangitis Duval-Jouve Linaria lapeyrouseana Jord. Linaria mutelii Timb.-Lagr. Linaria origanifolia (L.) Cav. Linaria origanifolia ssp. euoriganifolia Maire Linaria origanifolia ssp. gangitis (Duval-Jouve) Nyman Linaria origanifolia var. glabrata Lange Linaria origanifolia var. grandiflora Benth. Linaria origanifolia ssp. lapeyrouseana (Jord.) H.Marc. Linaria origanifolia var. lapeyrousiana (Jord.) Nyman Linaria reflexa ssp. gangitis (Duval-Jouve) Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |
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