Plantaginaceae
Plantago

Plantago atrata Hoppe

First published in Bot. Taschenb. Anfänger Wiss. Apothekerkunst 1799: 85 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb, acaulous with thin or (in Iraq) thick rhizome, erect, 4–12(–20) cm tall
Morphology Leaves
Leaves linear to linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, sessile, acute or acuminate, (1–)3–8(–14) × 0.1–0.4(–0.6) cm, glabrous or pilose, rarely villous at base, entire or shallowly dentate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles as long as leaves or often longer, 2–10(–17) cm long; spike globular-ovoid or short-cylindrical, 0.5–2(–3) cm, few-flowered; bracts ovate-orbicular, usually broader than calyx, glabrous or pilose, usually ciliate at apex, brown, scarious except for the herbaceous midrib, which sometimes protrudes at apex in a short mucro, or the apex usually emarginate, usually crenate; midrib ± pilose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals broadly ovate, 2.5–3 mm, wholly scarious, keeled in the lower part, acute, glabrous, usually ciliate at apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla lobes ovate-lanceolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule narrow, conical, 2-celled, each 1-seeded
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ovoid, rugose.
Ecology
Found in between rocks and in snow-melt soil, rocky slopes of mountains and on the summit; alt.: 2800–3300 m
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: June–July, fruits still unripe at beginning of Aug.
Distribution
In the Mountain Region of NE Iraq. Balkans, Aegean Islands, Armenia, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0