Plantago atrata

Plantago atrata

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
Subgenus: Plantago subg. Psyllium
Species: Plantago atrata
Subspecies: P. a. subsp. atrata – P. a. subsp. carpatica – P. a. subsp. circassica – P. a. subsp. fuscescens – P. a. subsp. graeca – P. a. subsp. holosericea – P. a. subsp. spadicea – P. a. subsp. sudetica – P. a. subsp. ucrainica

Name

Plantago atrata Hoppe, Bot. Taschenb. Anfänger Wiss. Apothekerkunst 10: 85 (1799).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym, Ukraine. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Türkiye. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hoppe, D.H. 1799. Botanische Reise nach einigen Salzburgischen, Kärnthnerischen und Tyrolischen Alpen. Botanisches Taschenbuch für die Anfänger dieser Wissenschaft und der Apothekerkunst 10: 49–144. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur (Ubstadt-Weiher). ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago atrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago atrata. Published online. Accessed: July 29 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago atrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 July 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Berg-Wegerich
• hornjoserbsce: Hórski putnik
• русский: Подорожник чернеющий
• українська: Чорніючий подорожник

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