Antirrhinum majus, Common Snapdragon,
לוע-ארי הגדול
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| | Scientific name: |
| Antirrhinum majus L. |
| Common name: |
| Common Snapdragon |
| Hebrew name: |
| לוע-ארי הגדול |
| Family: |
| Scrophulariaceae, לועניתיים |
Date Picture Taken: March 27, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Pink, violet |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Hard rock outcrops |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: March 27, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Antirrhinum, from Greek anti (αντι), "like," and rhis (ριϛ, ινοϛ), "nose", inus (-ινοϛ), probably referring to the nose-like capsule in its mature state.
majus, bigger, larger.
The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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