General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Small, green ovoid hairy pod, maturing to dark brown.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Will Naturalize

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Common names
  • Weasel's Snout
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Misopates orontium
  • Synonym: Antirrhinum orontium

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Location: Boca Risco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-21
Location: Boca Risco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-21
Location: Boca Risco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-21
Location: Maui, Lualailua hills
Date: March 18, 2000
photo by Forest & Kim Starr

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