L., Plantaginaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Common name(s): [more details]
English: corn snapdragon, lesser snapdragon, linearleaf snapdragon, small snapdragon, weasel's-snout |
Habit: herb
Description: "Annual herbs (0.5-) 2-5 dm tall; stems erect, sparingly branched, glabrous to sparsely hirsute in lower parts, glandular pubescent in upper parts. Leaves linear to oblong-elliptic, 20-50 mm long, 2-7 mm wide, subsessile. Flowers in lax, terminal racemes, pedicels very short in flower, elongating up to 4 mm long in fruit, bracts similar to leaves but much smaller; calyx 10-17 mm long, the lobes linear, the longest one ca. 1.5 times as long as shortest one; corolla pink, rarely white, 10-15 mm long, as long as or slightly shorter than calyx. Capsules ovoid, gibbous, 8010 mm long, glandular pubescent. Seeds somewhat flattened, 1 face smooth, keeled and prolonged into a narrow wing, the other face finely tuberculate, with a wide, raised, sinuate, papillose border" (Wagner et al., 1999; pp. 1236-1237).
Habitat/ecology: In Hawaii, "naturalized on dry ridges" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 1237).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: "Native to southwestern and central Europe" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 1237).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Kahoolawe Island |
introduced
invasive |
Staples, George W./Imada, Clyde T./Herbst, Derral R. (2002) (p. 15)
Voucher cited: Z.E. Ellshoff s.n. (BISH 664558) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Kahoolawe Island |
introduced
invasive |
Starr, Forest/Starr, Kim/Loope, Lloyd L. (2006) (p. 41)
Voucher cited: Starr, Starr & Sokishi 040330-5 (BISH) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Maui Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1236-1237)
East Maui |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Maui Island |
introduced
invasive |
Starr, Forest/Martz, Kim/Loope, Lloyd L. (2002) (p. 25)
East Maui. Vouchers cited: Starr & Martz 000502-4 (BISH), Starr & Martz 000318-1 (BISH) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Maui Island |
introduced
invasive |
Oppenheimer, Hank (2007) (p. 31)
West Maui. Voucher cited: Oppenheimer, Brosius, Miller & Wright H40606 (BISH, PTBG) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Oahu Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1236-1237)
Voucher cited: Munro 54 (BISH) |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île Grande Terre |
introduced
invasive |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 129)
Voucher cited: Schmid 4054 (NOU) Spontané |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Japan
Japan |
Japan |
introduced
|
Mito, Toshikazu/Uesugi, Tetsuro (2004) (p. 188) |
New Zealand
New Zealand |
New Zealand (country) |
introduced
invasive |
Webb, C. J./Sykes, W. R./Garnock-Jones, P. J. (1988) (p. 1180) |
United States (west coast)
United States (west coast states) |
USA (Oregon) |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
United States (west coast)
United States (west coast states) |
USA (California) |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
United States (west coast)
United States (west coast states) |
USA (Washington) |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
Also reported from | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
United States (other states) |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
USA (Florida) |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
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