Plantago annua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Plantagineae
Genus: Plantago
Species: Plantago annua

Name

Plantago annua Ryding, Nordic J. Bot. 14: 205 (1994).

Homonyms

• Plantago annua (Thuill.) Rauschert, Feddes Repert. 88: 313 (1977), contrary to Art. 36.1a (ICN 2012). vide Plantago indica L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 896 (1759).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ryding, P.O. 1994. A new species of Plantago (Plantaginaceae) from Ethiopia. Nordic Journal of Botany 14(2): 205–207. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00588.x Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hedberg, K.O., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) 2006. Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. 5. Gentianaceae to Cyclocheilaceae. liv + 690 pp.. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Uppsala. ISBN 91-971285-6-2 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago annua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago annua. Published online. Accessed: July 28 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago annua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 July 2025. Reference page.