Plantago lanceolata

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 113. 1753.

Common names: Narrow-leaf or English plantain
Introduced
Synonyms: Plantago lanceolata var. angustifolia de Candolle P. lanceolata var. sphaerostachya Mertens & W. D. J. Koch
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 288. Mentioned on page 281, 283, 289.

Perennials; caudex hairy or glabrous; roots fibrous, slender. Stems 0–20 mm. Leaves 30–300 × 5–25(–45) mm; blade lanceolate to oblanceolate, margins entire or toothed, veins conspicuous, surfaces glabrous or sericeous. Scapes 300–400 mm, groove-angled, hairy. Spikes grayish, whitish, or yellowish, (5–)100–450(–1000) mm, usually shorter than scape, densely flowered, shiny; corolla lobes of neighboring flowers often overlapping; bracts broadly ovate, 2 mm, length 0.8–1 times sepals. Flowers: sepals 2–2.5 mm, adaxial 2 connate; corolla radially symmetric, lobes reflexed, 2–2.5 mm, base obtuse; stamens 4. Seeds (1 or)2, 2–3(–4) mm. 2n = 12.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Roadsides, trails, lawns, urban areas, other disturbed sites.
Elevation: 0–3200 m.

Distribution

Introduced; Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Europe, introduced also in Central America, South America, Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands, Australia.

Discussion

Plantago lanceolata is known from historic collections in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

The name Plantago altissima Linnaeus sometimes has been misapplied to North American plants of P. lanceolata.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Linnaeus +
Narrow-leaf or English plantain +
Greenland +, St. Pierre and Miquelon +, B.C. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Europe +, introduced also in Central America +, South America +, Asia +, Africa +, Pacific Islands +  and Australia. +
0–3200 m. +
Roadsides, trails, lawns, urban areas, other disturbed sites. +
Flowering summer. +
Introduced +
Plantago lanceolata var. angustifolia +  and P. lanceolata var. sphaerostachya +
Plantago lanceolata +
Plantago +
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