Snapdragon Vine

Maurandya antirrhiniflora

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Plant Description: Twining perennial vine with stems to 1 m or longer. Leaves 5-25 mm long, triangular-ovate, angled, or lobed, alternate, sometimes nearly opposite. Flowers solitary in axils. Corolla 1.5-2.5 cm long, volet with yellow spot at front of the white throat.

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Occurrence: Frequent on the coast on various soils in prairies and openings, usually on lower grounds.

Bloom Period: March-December

Plant Use: Host plant for Common Buckeye butterfly