Plantaginaceae · Antirrhinum

Gul-E Meymoon / Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

outdoor
Found in India
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Antirrhinum majus
Genus
Antirrhinum
Found in India
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf arrangement
OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.The opposite leaves are simple, elliptic or ovate to broad-lanceolate, sometimes linear and usually bleak. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Simple leaf type
Leaf type
SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.The opposite leaves are simple, elliptic or ovate to broad-lanceolate, sometimes linear and usually bleak. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf shape
LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.The leaves are spirally arranged, broadly lanceolate, 1–7 cm long and 2–2.5 cm broad. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Gul-E Meymoon itself; the rest are typical of the Plantaginaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Flower arrangement
SpikerecordedFlowers arranged directly on a central stem without individual stalks.The flowers are produced on a tall spike, each flower is 3.5-4.5 cm long, zygomorphic, with two 'lips' closing the corolla tube lobed divided into three parts and is purple red, al — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fruit type
CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.The fruit is an ovoid capsule 10–14 mm diameter shaped like a skull, containing numerous small seeds. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Gul-E Meymoon itself; the rest are typical of the Plantaginaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Urdu
Gul-e meymoon ﮔﹹﻞﹺ ﻣﻴﻤﯘﻥ
Nepali
बाघमुखे फूल Baghmukhe phool

About Gul-E Meymoon

Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) is a species in the Plantaginaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand and 6 other states.

Uses

In practice it is planted as an ornamental.

Illustration representing the Plantaginaceae family
Botanical family

Plantaginaceae

Plantain family

Gul-E Meymoon belongs to the Plantaginaceae family.

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