Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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Read more about English Plantain at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Plantago lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-004:
Plantago lanceolata FAMILY Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Plantago lanceolata
COMMON NAME:
English Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain, Rib-grass, Narrowleaf Plantain
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JK Marlow jkm0504n_17
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Perennial with a distinctive rosette of leaves, per Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992).
COMPARE Mousetail and Plantain
JK Marlow s050421_ef
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Leaves 4-16" long and less than 1/16th as wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow s050421_ef2
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Ribbed veins on lower leaf surface, per Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992).
Roxanna Martin rlm53010_508
May Spartanburg County SC
Spike 1-8cm long, densely flowered and fruited, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Roxanna Martin rlm5711_57
May Spartanburg County SC
Stamens & stigmas well-exserted; stamens mature before the stigmas, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Roxanna Martin rlm5711_58
May Spartanburg County SC
Flowers have spreading to reflexed lobes & open first at the bottom of spike, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Plantago lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-004:
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Plantago lanceolata
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