Antirrhinum is a genus of plants more commonly known as snapdragons from the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when properly squeezed (thus the 'snap'). The antirrhinums used to be treated as the family Scrophulariaceae, but studies of DNA sequences have led to the inclusion of Antirrhinum in a vastly enlarged family Plantaginaceae.
Painting of Antirrhinum by Dr. Enrico Coen image courtesy of Dr. E. Coen: Begin here if you are a newcomer to this database
Antirrhinum is a genus of plants more commonly known as snapdragons from the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when properly ...