Plantaginaceae
Plantago

Plantago psammophila Agnew & Chal.-Kabi

First published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 25: 56 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Iraq to Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland 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 or mostly short-stemmed, 5–20 cm tall, densely hairy
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate, 3–6 × 0.5–1.5 cm, acute, base gradually attenuate to petiole
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Spike 1–10 cm, erect, oblong-cylindrical; bracts ovate-oblong, 4–5 × 2–5 mm, obtuse, dorsally tomentose, ciliate, midrib herbaceous, broader than the membranous lateral lamina
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals as long as bract or shorter, ovate-oblong, obtuse, dorsally tomentose, margin and apex long-ciliate, midrib herbaceous, as broad as membranous lateral lamina or narrower
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla lobes broad-lanceolate, 3 × 1.5 mm, acuminate, dorsally densely hairy, ± glabrous on margin
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, 2-seeded
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds cymbiform.
Ecology
Sandy clay soil, sandy desert, sandy depression, sandy wadi, associated with Haloxylon salicornicum in sandy desert, in gravel lands and in soft sandy ridge with large pebbles; alt. 15–130 m
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: Mar.–May.
Distribution
Frequent in the Desert Plateau Region, also found in the Lower Mesopotamian Region and on the edge of the Desert Plateau. A regional endemic found in the desert areas of Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
[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