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St Helena plantain

Plantago robusta

Also called Saint Helena Plantain

St Helena plantain
Photo: Jeffdelonge 07:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
St. Helena
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Plantago robusta, commonly known as the St Helena plantain, is a flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a subshrub endemic to Saint Helena.

It is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Other Plantago plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plantago robusta 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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