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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago wrightiana   FAMILY Plantaginaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago wrightiana   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)

Plantago wrightiana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-006:

Plantago hookeriana var. nuda   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Wright's Plantain


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image of Plantago wrightiana, Wright's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm170520_921

May    Calhoun County    SC

image of Plantago wrightiana, Wright's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm170520_927

May    Calhoun County    SC

image of Plantago wrightiana, Wright's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm170520_928

May    Calhoun County    SC

Leaves of this & P. aristata are linear, those of P. virginica oblanceolate, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Plantago wrightiana, Wright's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm170520_930

May    Calhoun County    SC

image of Plantago wrightiana, Wright's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm170520_931

May    Calhoun County    SC

image of Plantago wrightiana, Wright's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm170520_931b

May    Calhoun County    SC

Bracts 0.5-1x long as calyx [vs. longer bracts of P. aristata 8-30mm long], per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Plantago wrightiana, Wright's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm170520_934

May    Calhoun County    SC


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago wrightiana   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago wrightiana   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Plantago wrightiana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-006:
Plantago hookeriana var. nuda   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

 

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4065

Forb
Winter annual

Habitat: Sandy, rocky, or gravelly prairies and open woodlands; eastwards in on roadsides, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native: Southwest US & Mexico apparently, but the original distribution somewhat obscure

Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC) (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC0

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Spikes brownish or green; flowers whitish, translucent
Bilaterally symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed corolla
4 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule dehiscing circumscissily

 

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