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.

For a map see the National Biodiversity Network Gateway

- 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.