Plantaginaceae
Plantago

Plantago loeflingii L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 115 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Medit. It is an annual 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
Annual, acaulous, 2–8(–20) cm tall
Morphology Leaves
Leaves linear or narrowly lanceolate, 2–8(–12) cm × 0.1–0.6(–1) mm, entire or remotely long-denticulate, pilose to velutinous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncle usually equal to but also longer or shorter than leaves, pilose or villous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Spike 0.4–2 cm long, globose to or ovoid-oblong; bracts equal to sepals, broadly ovate to broadly elliptic, 2 × 3 mm, concave and somewhat keeled, obtuse, midrib narrow, herbaceous protruding at tip, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals ovate-orbicular, 2 × 1–2 mm, glabrous, thin membranous except for the short basal somewhat herbaceous midrib
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla glabrous, lobes narrowly lanceolate or elliptic, 1.5 × 0.5 mm, acute
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 2-seeded
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ovoid.
Ecology
Fallow fields and grasslands, ditches, depression in desert area, muddy river banks, cultivated areas, and in wooded areas at foot of hills, on clay, alluvial and light sandy soils; alt. 30–350
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: Feb.–May.
Distribution
Frequent in Upper Plains and Foothills Region and in the Eastern Alluvial Plain District; less frequent in other Districts of the Lower Mesopotamian Region. Portugal, Mediterranean region, through Turkey and Iran to Pakistan. fni: Mosul road, 1.5 km before Eski
[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

  • 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