Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus L. [Scrophulariaceae]
Kingyosou (キンギョソウ, 金魚草)
Lifeform: herbaceous perennial forb (may become annual in cold regions)
Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean region (exotic to Japan)
Habitat: escaped from gardens (in the case of Japan)
Varieties
- subsp. majus: Southern France, northeast Spain.
- subsp. cirrhigerum (Ficalho) Franco: Southern Portugal - southwest Spain
- subsp. linkianum (Boiss. et Reut.) Rothm.: endemic in western Portugal
- subsp. litigiosum (Pau) Rothm.: southeastern Spain
- subsp. tortuosum (Bosc) Rouy.: throughout the Mediterranean
Also there are meny cultivars
Antirrhinum majus in Hokkaido
[Left] a patch. [Center] shoots and leaves. [Right] close-up of flowers. At N20/W2, North Ward, Sapporo, on October 19 2009