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Plantaginaceae
Plantago

not marked as a favorite taxon Plantago heterophylla Nuttall. Common name: Slender Plantain, Many-seeded Plantain, Small Plantain. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Se. VA and MO south to Panhandle FL and TX; adventive at scattered sites farther north (at least as far north as NY).

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ID notes: Superficially similar to Plantago pusilla.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl6, FNA17, G, Il, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NY, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Bassett (1966), Rosatti (1984); = Plantago hybrida W.P.C.Barton — GW2, Tx, (an older name but of uncertain application). Basionym: Plantago heterophylla Nutt. 1837 [1835]

Links to other floras: = Plantago heterophylla - FNA17

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Plantago heterophylla© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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