Plantago cafra Decne.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Plantago

Characteristics

Softly hairy annual, up to 150 mm tall, often tussock-forming. Leaves linear or filiform. Flowers in loose, oblong or subglobose, softly hairy spikes, whitish.
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Softly hairy annual to 15 cm, often forming tussocks. Leaves linear or filiform. Flowers in loose, oblong or subglobose spikes, whitish.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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 -

Distribution

Plantago cafra world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:684968-1
WFO ID wfo-0001094958
COL ID 4JLBZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Plantago capillaris Plantago cafra