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Antirrhinum majus
Upright racemes of two-lipped white flowers. Height about 1 m.
Growing in an old wall near Aeropagus hill (NW of the Acropolis of Athens). Native to the Mediterranean region.
Genus name comes from the Greek words anti meaning like and rhis meaning a nose or snout in allusion to the appearance of the flower which looks like a dragon's snout. Modern Greek common names: Σκυλάκια (=little dogs), Λυκόστομα (=wolf's mouth).
Spotted on Mar 25, 2016
Submitted on Apr 7, 2016
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