Plantago argentea subsp. argentea

Plantago argentea subsp. argentea

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 argentea
Subspecies: P. a. subsp. argentea –

Name

Plantago argentea Chaix subsp. argentea autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Plantago capitata C.Presl in Prodr. Fl. Sicul.: 64 (1819), nom. illeg.
  • Plantago gerardii Pourr. in Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 324 (1788)
  • Plantago lanata Raddi in Antologia (Florence) 5: 11 (1821), nom. illeg.
  • Plantago lubenensis Formánek in Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 38: 214 (1899)
  • Plantago pilosa Kit. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 435 (1824), not validly publ.
  • Plantago raddiana Schult. & Schult.f. in Mant. 3: 78 (1827)
  • Plantago rubens Host in Fl. Austriaca 1: 211 (1827)
  • Plantago sericea Waldst. & Kit. in Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 2: 163 (1804), nom. illeg.
  • Plantago serpentinicola Rech.f. & Goulimy in Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 94: 22 (1957)
  • Plantago victorialis Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 377 (1817)
  • Plantago victorialis var. bithynica K.Koch in Linnaea 21: 713 (1848)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain Regional: Central Europe Hungary Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Southwestern Europe Introduced into: Germany References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Chaix, D., 1785. Plantae Vapincenses, 72

Primary references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago argentea subsp. argentea 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 argentea subsp. argentea. Published online. Accessed: July 28 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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