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Plantain

Plantago amplexicaulis

Plantain
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Canary Is., S. Spain, S. Italy, N. Africa to Sahara, E. Medit. to S. Iran and Ar
Climate
subtropical

About

Plantago amplexicaulis is an annual plant of the family Plantaginaceae and the genus Plantago that grows in dry sand and deserts.

Plantago amplexicaulis is a therophyte, a type of plant that survives as seed during unfavourable conditions. In the deserts where P. amplexicaulis lives, this results in the desert suddenly bursting into bloom after a rainstorm.

Other Plantago plants

Glandular Plantain · Plantago albicans · Alpine Plantain · Plantago altissima · Largebracted plantain · Chinese Plantain · Plantago aucklandica · Plantago bellardi · Plantago brownii · Heartleaf plantain · Plantago cornuti · Buckhorn plantain

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plantago amplexicaulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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