Golden Desert Snapdragon

Mohavea breviflora

Mohavea breviflora

Color: Yellow

Common name: Golden Desert Snapdragon

Latin name: Mohavea breviflora

Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE

Height: 2-8 inches

Description: It is a hairy annual herb growing erect to a maximum height near 20 centimeters. Flowers occur in the leaf axils. They are about 2 centimeters wide and divided into an upper lip with two lobes and a swollen lower lip with three. The flower is yellow with scattered red speckles.

Mohavea breviflora

Leaf: The alternately arranged leaves are lance-shaped.

Range: n&e Mojave Desert

Habitat: Gravelly desert slopes, washes

Elevation: 100–1400 m.

Flowering time: Mar–Apr

Notes: Mohavea breviflora, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America. This photo was taken on February 11, 2006 in Jubilee Pass, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California.


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