Dwarf Snapdragon

Chaenorhinum minus

General Status Rank: 
Alien
ELCODE: 
PDSCR0E010
Common Name: 
Dwarf Snapdragon
Scientific Name: 
Chaenorhinum minus
Naming References: 
W025
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Vascular Plant
Kingdom: 
Plantae
Phylum: 
Magnoliophyta
Class: 
Dicotyledoneae
Order: 
Lamiales (Plantaginales)
Family: 
Plantaginaceae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

This distinctive, glandular-hairy, introduced plant was frequent in open gravelly areas and along the railway at the port of Hay River. The 5-7 mm flowers are bluish-purple with yellow in the throat (R147).
References: 
R147
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Alien
S Rank: 
SNA
Decision Process Description: 
Drafted by S Carriere based on printed information only - 2005; Reviewed in 2010, no change; Reviewed in 2015 by Marilyn Anions; no change
Last Updated: 
July 8, 2015

References

Naming

  • Nature Serve: An online encyclopedia of life (web application) (2005) Version 4.2 (11 January 2005). Arlington Virginia USA. Association for Biodiversity Information.. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?init=Species - W025 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Catling, Paul (2005) Additions to the flora of the continental Northwest Territories from the Great Slave Lake area.. Canadian Field Naturalist 119(3) Print out in ref binder - R147 Return