Antirrhinum tortuosum is a species of plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a herbaceous, perennial plant found naturally in the Western Mediterranean.
These plants herbaceous with purple flowers, 30âÂÂ35 mm in diameter, and grow on a raceme. The plant flowers from spring through fall. and is perennial.
This plant is commonly found growing out of limestone rockfaces, walls, or on roadsides. Populations often exist over small ranges.
Antirrhinum tortuosum is more widespread than other members of Antirrhinum, found throughout the Western Mediterranean, significantly in Italy as well as the Iberian Peninsula.
It is a predominately bee pollinated species with flowers forming a dense raceme. It is a fruit bearing species, and displays temperature-sensitive pollen germination. This species is also self incompatible.