Dwarf snapdragon
Chaenorhinum minus
Family: Plantaginaceae
Other Scientific Names:
Microrhinum minus
Other Common Names: Small toadflax
Weed class: noClass
Native to: Europe and Asia
Is this Weed Toxic?:
not known to be
Legal listings:
This plant is on the quarantine list. It is prohibited to transport, buy, sell, offer for sale, or distribute plants or plant parts of quarantined species into or within the state of Washington or to sell, offer for sale, or distribute seed packets of seed, flower seed blends, or wildflower mixes of quarantined species into or within the state of Washington. Please see WAC 16-752 for more information on the quarantine list.
Why Is It a Noxious Weed?
This plant is not listed on the Washington State Noxious Weed List but is listed on the Washington State Prohibited Plants/Quarantine List. For questions about the quarantine list, contact the Washington State Department of Agriculture's Plant Services Program at (360) 902-1874 or email PlantServices@agr.wa.gov.
How would I identify it?
General Description
This annual herbaceous plant can grow up to 1 foot tall
Flower Description
Tube shaped flower that trumpets out into 5 lobes, which are white to pink or purple. The top two lobes curve forward, while the bottom three lobes curve down and to the sides. A quarter to a third of an inch long.
Leaf description
Leaves grow alternately up the stems, are lance shaped, and frequently less than one inch long.
Stem description
The highly branching stems are covered in fine hairs, which have bulbous glands on the end of each hair.
Fruit Seed Description
Small, egg-shaped, and deeply ridged length-wise
Where does it grow?
Open, sunny, disturbed areas. Can be common in agricultural fields.
How Does it Reproduce?
Seed
How Do I Control It?
Shallowly rooted, it is easy to hand pull the entire plant out.
For More Information
WTU Herbarium image database information on dwarf snapdragon
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