Seasonal Wild Flowers

Latin name

Asarina procumbens

Other names

Creeping Snapdragon

Family

Plantaginaceae

Flowering season

June to September

English distribution

It is thinly scattered throughout the country.

See the BSBI distribution map for Trailing Snapdragon

Habitat

It is a neophyte which has escaped from gardens, become

naturalised and grows on walls and rocks.

Description

Trailing Snapdragon is a herb, growing up to 15cm.

The flowers are typically toadflax-like, creamy-white with

lilac veins, and up to 35mm.

There is a pouch instead of a spur (cf Common Toadflax).

Leaves are slightly lobed, soft and hairy.