Plantago elongata

Plantago elongata

Plantago elongata

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. Plantago
Sectione: Plantago sect. Micropsyllium
Species: Plantago elongata

Name

Plantago elongata Pursh, 1813-1814

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Plantago bigelovii A.Gray in Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 117 (1857)
  • Plantago bigelovii subsp. californica (Greene) Bassett in Canad. J. Bot. 44: 474 (1966)
  • Plantago californica Greene in Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 123 (1885)
  • Plantago elongata var. bigelovii (A.Gray) B.Boivin in Phytologia 22: 392 (1972)
  • Plantago elongata var. californica (Greene) B.Boivin in Phytologia 22: 392 (1972)
  • Plantago elongata var. pentasperma (Bassett) B.Boivin in Phytologia 22: 392 (1972)
  • Plantago elongata subsp. pentasperma Bassett in Canad. J. Bot. 44: 470 (1966)
  • Plantago hookeriana var. californica (Greene) Poe in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 55: 417 (1928)
  • Plantago linearifolia Muhl. ex Torr. in Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 185 (1824)
  • Plantago myosuroides Rydb. in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 369 (1900)
  • Plantago patagonica var. rosulata Jeps. in Fl. W. Calif.: 419 (1901)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan Regional: Western Central Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming Regional: Western California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest Introduced into: Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pursh, F.T. 1813 "1814". Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Vol. 2. pp. 359–751, London: White, Cochrance, and co. BHL Reference page. : 2:729.

Additional references

• Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago elongata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago elongata. Published online. Accessed: July 31 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago elongata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 July 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plantago elongata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: prairie plantain, slender plantain

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