Maurandella antirrhiniflora – Roving Sailor

Maurandella antirrhiniflora - Roving Sailor, Violet Twining Snapdragon, Climbing Snapdragon, Snapdragon Vine (flower)

Maurandella antirrhiniflora - Roving Sailor, Violet Twining Snapdragon, Climbing Snapdragon, Snapdragon Vine (seedpods)

Maurandella antirrhiniflora - Roving Sailor, Violet Twining Snapdragon, Climbing Snapdragon, Snapdragon Vine

Plant Name

Scientific Name: Maurandella antirrhiniflora

Synonyms: Antirrhinum maurandioides, Asarina antirrhiniflora, Maurandya antirrhiniflora

Common Names: Roving Sailor, Violet Twining Snapdragon, Climbing Snapdragon, Snapdragon Vine

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Vine, Herb/Forb

Arizona Native Status: Native

Habitat: Desert, Upland, Riparian. This attractive plant is typically found growing under trees or shrubs in desert washes or twining through other plants in upland areas.

Flower Color: Violet to lavender, Magenta to dusky pink

Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall (early)

Height: Twining to 8 feet (2.4 m) tall

Description: The flowers are 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide and snapdragon-like with 2 paired lobes on the upper lip and 3 lobes on the lower lip. The flowers are followed by spherical seed capsules that are cupped by 5 sepals in the shape of a star. The leaves are dark green, up to 2 inches (5 cm) long, and triangular in shape. The stems are slender, green, and twining.

Special Characteristics

Hummingbird Flower – The flowers attract hummingbirds.

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus: Maurandella (A. Gray) Rothm. – maurandella
Species: Maurandella antirrhiniflora (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Rothm. – roving sailor

More About This Plant

Arizona County Distribution Map