Weasel's snout
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Misopates |
| Species: | M. orontium |
| Binomial name | |
| Misopates orontium (L.) Raf. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Antirrhinum orontium |
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Weasel's Snout (Misopates orontium) is a herbaceous annual plant of the family Scrophulariaceae. It is a native of disturbed ground in Europe. It is also naturalised as a weed in other parts of the world such as North America. The pink flowers resemble a miniature Snapdragon and are followed by a hairy green fruit which is said to resemble a weasel's snout.
Also called Lesser Snapdragon or Calf's Snout.
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