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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago wrightiana
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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Read more about Wright's Plantain at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago wrightiana
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Plantago wrightiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-006:
Plantago hookeriana var. nuda FAMILY Plantaginaceae
COMMON NAME:
Wright's Plantain
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JK Marlow jkm170520_921
May Calhoun County SC
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JK Marlow jkm170520_927
May Calhoun County SC
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JK Marlow jkm170520_928
May Calhoun County SC
Leaves of this & P. aristata are linear, those of P. virginica oblanceolate, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm170520_930
May Calhoun County SC
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JK Marlow jkm170520_931
May Calhoun County SC
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JK Marlow jkm170520_931b
May Calhoun County SC
Bracts 0.5-1x long as calyx [vs. longer bracts of P. aristata 8-30mm long], per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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COMPARE
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago wrightiana
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago wrightiana
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Plantago wrightiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-006:
Plantago hookeriana var. nuda
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
4065
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Sandy, rocky, or gravelly prairies and open woodlands; eastwards in on roadsides, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Southwest US & Mexico apparently, but the original distribution somewhat obscure
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC) (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC0
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Spikes brownish or green; flowers whitish, translucent
Bilaterally symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed corolla
4 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule dehiscing circumscissily
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