common snapdragons scientific name
Antirrhinum majus (common snapdragon; often-especially in horticulture-simply snapdragon) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum. It is native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern France, and east to Turkey and Syria.The common name snapdragon, originates from the flowers' reaction to having their throats squeezed, which causes the mouth of the flower to snap open like a dragon's mouth.umerous cultivars are available, including plants with lavender, orange, pink, yellow, or white flowers, and also plants with peloric flowers, where the normal flowering spike is topped with a single large, symmetrical flower.