Plantago erecta
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 118. 1900.
Common names: Dotseed plantain
Basionym: Plantago patagonica var. californica Greene Man. Bot. San Francisco, 236. 1894
Synonyms: P. erecta subsp. rigidior Pilger P. hookeriana var. californica (Greene) Poe
Annuals; roots taproots, slender. Stems 0–10 mm. Leaves 50–120 × 1–4 mm; blade linear, margins entire or toothed, veins conspicuous or not, surfaces villous or lanate, rarely glabrate. Scapes 200–1500 mm, hairy, hairs antrorse, long and short. Spikes greenish or brownish, 70–150 mm, densely flowered, flowers in whorls or pairs; bracts ovate, 1–2 mm, length 0.3–0.8 times sepals. Flowers: sepals 2.5–3.4 mm; corolla radially symmetric, lobes reflexed, 2–2.7 mm, base obtuse or slightly cordate; stamens 4, connective elongated, apex acute. Seeds 2, 2.1–2.9 mm. 2n = 20.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Dunes, grassy hills and flats, clearings in woods.
Elevation: -50–1400 m.
Distribution
Calif., Oreg., Mexico (Baja California)
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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"-0.8timessepals" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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Dotseed plantain +
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1900 +
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