Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Plantago rugelii
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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Read more about American Plantain at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago rugelii var. rugelii
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Plantago rugelii var. asperula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-003:
Plantago rugelii
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
COMMON NAME:
American Plantain, Broad-leaved Plantain, Blackseed Plantain, Red-stemmed Plantain
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JK Marlow jkm0307e_36
July Greenville County SC
Flowers in a dense spike, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
JK Marlow jkm210710_2034
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves glabrous or essentially so, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm210710_2035
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Sepals narrowly elliptic, 2-4× long as wide (vs. P. major ~1.5× long as wide), per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm210710_2042
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Well-developed leaves with 5-7 major veins, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Gill Newberry gn08_img_8839
August
Capsule circumscissile [dehiscing along a transverse circular line like a lid], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm120825_965
August Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
Lvs broadly ovate-elliptic, venation parallel, major veins separating at base, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm210807_2459
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Petioles usually purple at base, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Plantago rugelii
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago rugelii var. rugelii
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Plantago rugelii var. asperula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-003:
Plantago rugelii
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae