Misopates orontium

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Misopates orontium1.jpg

|genus = Misopates

|species = orontium

|authority = (L.) Raf.

|synonyms = Antirrhinum orontium

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Misopates orontium, known as weasel's snout, is a herbaceous annual plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a native of disturbed ground in Europe. It is also naturalised as a weed in other parts of the world such as North America. The pink flowers resemble a miniature snapdragon and are followed by a hairy green fruit which is said to resemble a weasel's snout.

Common names include linearleaf snapdragon,{{PLANTS|id=MIOR|taxon=Misopates orontium|accessdate=13 July 2015}} weasel's snout, lesser snapdragon or calf's snout. Past common names have included lesser snapdragon and corn-snapdragon.[https://books.google.com/books?id=gUJLl95Gk8cC Gentianaceae to Compositae; gentian to thistle]. Dover Publications; 1970. {{ISBN|978-0-486-22644-6}}. p. 179.