Plantago pusilla Nuttall. Common name: Little Plantain. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: IN, IL, MN, MB, SK, AB, BC south to Panhandle FL, TX, and CA. Belden et al. (2004) discuss the Virginia occurrence, on Fort Pickett Military Reservation, Nottoway County.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl6, FNA17, K4, NE, NY, Pa, S, Tat, Tn, Va, WH3, Bassett (1966), Rosatti (1984); = n/a — RAB; < Plantago elongata Pursh — GrPl, GW2, Mo3; > Plantago pusilla Nutt. var. major Engelm. — F, G, Il; > Plantago pusilla Nutt. var. pusilla — F, G, Il. Basionym: Plantago pusilla Nutt. 1818
Links to other floras: = Plantago pusilla - FNA17
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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