Plantago loeflingii

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 loeflingii
Varietates: P. l. var. caspia – P. l. var. loeflingii

Name

Plantago loeflingii L., Sp. Pl. 1: 115 (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal, Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, 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

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 115. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago loeflingii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago loeflingii. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 24 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago loeflingii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Oct. 2025. Reference page.

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