Stats

Lifespan

1-3 years

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mediterranean scrub

Range

Mediterranean region

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

Snapdragons are tall, spiky flowers that grow in clusters. They have four-petaled flowers that can be purple, pink, white, or yellow.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Antirrhinum

Species

Antirrhinum majus