Plantago alpina L.

Plantain des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Plantago

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.05-0.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Plantago alpina habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Plantago alpina habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Plantago alpina habit picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Plantago alpina leaf picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Plantago alpina leaf picture by F. Manzano (cc-by-sa)
Plantago alpina leaf picture by Rolf Keller (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Plantago alpina flower picture by kezako (cc-by-sa)
Plantago alpina flower picture by Jean Bernard Bächtiger (cc-by-sa)
Plantago alpina flower picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Plantago alpina fruit picture by Noel Benson (cc-by-sa)
Plantago alpina fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Plantago alpina fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Plantago alpina world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Croatia, Italy, Portugal, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:684855-1
WFO ID wfo-0000487694
COL ID 4JL8X
BDTFX ID 49829
INPN ID 138870
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Plantaginella alpina Plantago incana Plantago ovina Plantago penyalarensis Arnoglossum alpinum Plantago bidentata Plantago cinerascens Plantago alpina