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Baja bush snapdragon Plantaginaceae Gambelia juncea (Bentham) D.A. Sutton Listen to the Latin Print a QR link to this factsheet symbol:
Leaf: Opposite, simple, evergreen, ovate to nearly lanceolate, entire margins, somewhat reduced.
Flower: Large, showy, upright pairs of red flowers; individual tube-like flowers are 1 1/2 to 2 inches long; appearing spring through summer.
Fruit: A small woody capsule.
Twig: Slender, green.
Bark: Green to red brown.
Form: A leggy densely branched multi-stem shrub to 6 feet tall and 10 feet wide.

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Additional Range Information: Gambelia juncea is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. Download the full-size PDF map.
External Links: USDA Plants Database
All material © 2021 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson; Silvics reprinted from Ag Handbook 654; range map source information