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Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

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Common names

50 names · 33 languages
EnglishYour language
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  • Snapdragon Complex
Other languages (32)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • أنف العجل[2]
  • حنك السبع[2]
  • فم السمكة الشائع[2]
Armenian
  • Անթիրինում մեծ[2]
Catalan
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Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
  • Zijevalica[2]
Czech
  • hledík větší[2]
Danish
  • Have-løvemund[2]
Estonian
  • suur lõvilõug[2]
Finnish
  • isoleijonankita[2]
Galician
  • Herba becerra[2]
German
  • Garten-Löwenmaul[5]
  • Großes Löwenmaul[1][2]
Greek
  • Σκυλάκι[2]
Hebrew
  • לוע-ארי גדול (תרבותי)[2]
Hungarian
  • kerti oroszlánszáj[2]
Irish
Italian
Japanese
  • キンギョソウ[2]
Latvian
  • Lielā lauvmutīte[2]
Lithuanian
  • Didysis žioveinis[2]
Norwegian
  • prydløvemunn[2]
Polish
  • Lwia paszcza[2]
  • Wyżlin większy[2]
Russian
  • Львиный зев большой[2]
Slovak
  • papuľka väčšia[2]
Slovenian
  • veliki odolin[2]
Spanish
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Swedish
Turkish
  • Aslanağzı[2]
Ukrainian
  • Ротики садові[2]
Welsh
  • Trwyn y llo[2]
Sources & name notes (5)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Antirrhinum majus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Großes Löwenmaul — results[1].names[18]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Snapdragon — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Boca de Dragón — results[1].names[15]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Conejito — results[1].names[45]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Dragonaria — results[1].names[13]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Dragón — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Flor de Perritos — results[1].names[14]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Gueule de loup — results[1].names[10]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Gueule-de-lion — results[1].names[12]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Muflier à grandes fleurs — results[1].names[9]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Bocca di leone comune — results[1].names[11]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Grote leeuwenbek — results[1].names[28]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
[2] Antirrhinum majus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Großes Löwenmaul — results[21].names[18]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Snapdragon — results[21].names[1]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Boca de Dragón — results[21].names[15]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Conejito — results[21].names[45]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Dragonaria — results[21].names[13]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Dragón — results[21].names[2]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Flor de Perritos — results[21].names[14]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Gueule de loup — results[21].names[10]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Gueule-de-lion — results[21].names[12]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Muflier à grandes fleurs — results[21].names[9]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Bocca di leone comune — results[21].names[11]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Grote leeuwenbek — results[21].names[28]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • gatets — results[21].names[4]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • gossets — results[21].names[5]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • gossos — results[21].names[6]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • 洋彩雀 — results[21].names[7]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Conillets — results[21].names[8]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • hledík větší — results[21].names[16]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • לוע-ארי גדול (תרבותי) — results[21].names[17]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Have-løvemund — results[21].names[19]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • suur lõvilõug — results[21].names[20]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • prydløvemunn — results[21].names[21]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Львиный зев большой — results[21].names[22]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • isoleijonankita — results[21].names[23]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • キンギョソウ — results[21].names[24]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • papuľka väčšia — results[21].names[25]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • lejongap — results[21].names[26]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • 金鱼草 — results[21].names[27]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • 金魚草 — results[21].names[29]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Σκυλάκι — results[21].names[30]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Didysis žioveinis — results[21].names[31]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Zijevalica — results[21].names[32]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • veliki odolin — results[21].names[33]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Անթիրինում մեծ — results[21].names[34]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Herba becerra — results[21].names[35]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Lielā lauvmutīte — results[21].names[36]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • kerti oroszlánszáj — results[21].names[37]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Wyżlin większy — results[21].names[38]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Lwia paszcza — results[21].names[39]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • فم السمكة الشائع — results[21].names[40]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • حنك السبع — results[21].names[41]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • أنف العجل — results[21].names[42]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Srubh lao — results[21].names[43]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Ротики садові — results[21].names[44]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Aslanağzı — results[21].names[46]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Trwyn y llo — results[21].names[47]; taxon id 48969; Antirrhinum majus.
[3] Antirrhinum majus — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Common Snapdragon — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Garden Snapdragon — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Antirrhinum majus.
  • Snapdragon — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Antirrhinum majus.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • snapdragon — Page 2, column 2, row top 682 pt; common-name cell after Antirrhinum majus.; Antirrhinum majus.
[5] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Antirrhinum majus ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Garten-Löwenmaul (DE); Snapdragon (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 157507; taxon F2W4.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Antirrhinum majus is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Plantaginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
0.15–0.91 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
0.15–0.25 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Life cycle
Annual; Perennial

NC State Extension profile.

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Growth rate
Medium

NC State Extension profile.

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Foliage
Deciduous

NC State Extension profile.

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Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
High Organic Matter

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Autumn; Spring; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: butterflies, hummingbirds.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Antirrhinum majus in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Native range
N. Spain to SC. & E. France.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown

Solitary wild bees

High suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Snapdragon Complex (Antirrhinum majus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from August to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Antirrhinum majus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4810270; ID F2W4; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 4810270; ID F2W4; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Antirrhinum majus — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadLife cycleGrowth rateFoliageLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureFlowering seasonReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Antirrhinum majus (top 682 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Antirrhinum majus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 718376; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1171130, 1171132

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.