Plantago maxima Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Plantago

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, robust. Taproot cylindric. Leaves basal; petiole 8-20 cm, densely retrorsely pubescent; blade broadly elliptic, broadly ovate, or broadly obovate, 8-20 × 5-14 cm, thickly papery, turning black when dry, white pubescent, veins 7-11, base broadly cuneate to decurrent onto petiole, margin entire or remotely repand-crenate, apex acute to rounded. Spikes cylindric, 6-20 cm, densely flowered; peduncle 20-50 cm, pubescent; bracts narrowly ovate, slightly shorter than calyx, glabrous, keel apparent. Sepals narrowly elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 2.2-2.5 mm, glabrous, keel broad, extending to apex. Corolla white, glabrous; lobes ovate-lanceolate, 1.5-2 mm, patent to reflexed, apex acute. Stamens lilac turning black when dry, adnate only to near base of corolla tube, exserted; anthers ovoid-ellipsoid, 1.6-1.8 mm. Pyxis ovoid, 3-4 mm, with 2-4 seeds. Seeds yellowish brown to black, ovoid to narrowly ovoid, 1.9-2.4 mm, ventral face prominent; cotyledons parallel to ventral side. Fl. Jun-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep. 2n = 24.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Distribution

Plantago maxima world distribution map, present in China, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mongolia, Romania, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:685405-1
WFO ID wfo-0000486578
COL ID 4JLPT
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Synonyms

Plantago maxima Plantago procera Plantago cucullata