Asarina scandens (Chickabiddy)

Interesting Facts

Common Names in English:

Chickabiddy, Climbing Snapdragon, Twining Snapdragon

Flowers: Bloom Period: April, May, June, July, August, September. • Flower Color: blue-violet, lavender, near white, pink, violet, white

Size: 6-8' tall.

Soil: Minimum pH: 5.6 • Maximum pH: 7.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Asteridae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Lamianae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Lamiales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Plantaginaceae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
        Subfamily: Rhododendroideae ()
        Tribe: Rhododendreae ()
        Genus: Asarina () - Linnaeus, 1753
        Specific epithet: scandens - (Cav.) Pennell
        Botanical name: - Asarina scandens (Cav.) Pennell

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 1, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 17, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.

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