woolly plantain
(Plantago patagonica)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5? - Secure SNA - Not applicable |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Woolly plantain is a 5″ to 10″ tall, erect, short-lived, annual forb that rises from a taproot. It is woolly all over. There is no central stem. The leaves and the flowering stalk rise directly from the taproot at ground level. The stems and leaves are covered with long, soft, unmatted hairs. The leaves are all basal, pointed at the tip, woolly, and untoothed. They grow upward at an angle and are long and narrowly linear, up to 4″ long and ½″ wide. The flowering stalk is long, unbranched, woolly, and leafless. The flower spike is woolly, measuring 1″ to 6″ long at the end of the stalk. There may be 1 to 20 spikes per plant. The tiny flowers have 4 whitish petals. |
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Height |
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5″ to 10″ |
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Flower Color |
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White to green |
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Habitat |
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Dry. Prairies, plains, roadsides. |
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Ecology |
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Flowering |
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June to August |
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Native to western North America, including North Dakota and South Dakota. Introduced and naturalized in Minnesota. |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Lamiales (mints, plantains, olives, and allies) | ||
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Plantaginaceae (plantain) | ||
| Tribe | Plantagineae | ||
| Genus | Plantago (plantain) | ||
| Subgenus | Psyllium | ||
| Section | Gnaphaloides | ||
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Plantago patagonica var. breviscapa Plantago patagonica var. gnaphalioides Plantago patagonica var. oblonga Plantago patagonica var. spinulosa Plantago picta Plantago purshii Plantago purshii var. breviscapa Plantago purshii var. oblonga Plantago purshii var. picta Plantago purshii var. spinulosa Plantago spinulosa Plantago wyomingensis |
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Common Names |
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buckhorn plantain Patagonian plantain Pursh’s plantain salt and pepper plant woolly Indianwheat woolly plantain |
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Glossary
Linear
Long, straight, and narrow, with more or less parallel sides, like a blade of grass.
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| Nancy Falkum 6/13/2021 12:24 |
Location: Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit |
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