Plantago virginica

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 113. 1753.

Common names: Virginia plantain
Synonyms: Plantago virginica var. viridescens Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 293. Mentioned on page 281, 283.

Annuals; roots taproots, slender. Stems 0–20 mm. Leaves 20–120 × 4–25 mm; blade obovate or narrowly obovate, margins toothed, veins conspicuous, surfaces pilose or glabrate. Scapes 30–240 mm, hairy, hairs patent, long. Spikes greenish or yellowish, 38–260 mm, densely or loosely flowered; bracts narrowly ovate or ovate, 1.6–2.5 mm, length 0.7–1 times sepals. Flowers: sepals 1.5–2.4 mm, apex obtuse; corolla radially symmetric, lobes erect, forming a beak, 1.1–2.9 mm, base obtuse; stamens 4. Seeds 2, brown or yellowish-brown, 1.6–2 mm, adaxial face deeply concave. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Sandy soils, disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–2300 m.

Distribution

Ont., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va., Wis., n Mexico

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"-1timessepals" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

... more about "Plantago virginica"
Alexey Shipunov +
Linnaeus +
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
obovate;obovate +
not +, leathery +  and fleshy +
ovate;ovate +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
cuplike +
Virginia plantain +
ligulate +, unilabiate +, regular +, personate +  and bilabiate +
semitransparent +
ovoid +, globular +, ellipsoid +, urceolate +, tubular +, cylindric +, less rotate +  and salverform +
Ont. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and n Mexico +
drupe-like +
0–2300 m. +
curved +  and straight +
1 +  and 4 +
poricidal +, septicidal +, loculicidal +  and dehiscence +
ovoid +  and lanceoloid +
Sandy soils, disturbed areas. +
persistent +  and deciduous +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
axile +  and parietal +
basal +, apical +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
5 +  and 4 +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
minute +
ascending +  and erect +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (24 cm240 mm <br />0.24 m <br />) +
yellowish-brown +  and brown +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
distinct +
4 +  and 3 +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.24 cm2.4 mm <br />0.0024 m <br />) +
yellowish +  and greenish +
shiny +  and dull +
3.8 cm38 mm <br />0.038 m <br /> (26 cm260 mm <br />0.26 m <br />) +
climbing +  and scrambling +
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
hairy +  and glabrous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
elongate +
glabrate +  and pilose +
Plantago virginica var. viridescens +
Plantago virginica +
Plantago +
species +
gibbous +  and spurred +
hairy +  and glabrous +
conspicuous +
biennial +, perennial +  and annual +
6 +, 5 +  and 4 +