Plantago amplexicaulis Cav.

Plantain (en), Plantain (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Plantago

Characteristics

A low herb. It is an annual plant and green. It has few hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and broadest above the middle. There are 3-5 faint veins.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in rocky places and on waste ground. It grows in the Sahara.
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Dry places in S. Spain, S. Italy and the Aegean.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The seeds are mixed with barley grains and processed into flour for flat bread or porridge.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Fever (unspecified), Lung (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Ophthalmia (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Plantago amplexicaulis world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, Greece, Italy, Libya, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Mauritania, Pakistan, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:684862-1
WFO ID wfo-0000487703
COL ID 4JL97
BDTFX ID 84357
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Plantago lagopoides Plantago amplexicaulis Plantago salina Plantago amplexicaulis subsp. amplexicaulis

Lower taxons

Plantago amplexicaulis subsp. giacominii