Misopates orontium, known as weasel's snout, is a herbaceousannual plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a native of disturbed ground in Europe. It is also naturalised as a weed in other parts of the world such as North America. The pink flowers resemble a miniature snapdragon and are followed by a hairy green fruit which is said to resemble a weasel's snout.
Common names include linearleaf snapdragon,[1]weasel's snout, lesser snapdragon or calf's snout. Past common names have included lesser snapdragon and corn-snapdragon.[2]
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Misopates orontium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^Gentianaceae to Compositae; gentian to thistle. Dover Publications; 1970. ISBN978-0-486-22644-6. p. 179.
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