Plantaginaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Plantain Family.
As radically recircumscribed, a family of about 100-120 genera and 1800-1900 species, herbs and shrubs, nearly cosmopolitan.
References: Albach, Meudt, & Oxelman (2005); Fischer In Kadereit (2004); Freeman, Rabeler, & Elisens (2019c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019); Olmstead et al. (2001); Schwarzbach In Kadereit (2004); Wunderlin et al. (2024). Show full citations.
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