Plantago pusilla

Plantago pusilla

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 pusilla

Name

Plantago pusilla Nutt., 1818

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Plantago bigelovii S.Watson in Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 212 (1871), nom. illeg.
  • Plantago hybrida W.P.C.Barton in Comp. Fl. Philadelph. 2: 214 (1818)
  • Plantago hybrida W.P.C.Barton in Fl. N. Amer. (Philadelphia) 3: 77 (1823), nom. illeg.
  • Plantago maritima W.P.C.Barton in Fl. Philadelph. Prodr.: 26 (1815), nom. illeg.
  • Plantago pusilla var. engelmannii E.Morris in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 528 (1909), nom. superfl.
  • Plantago pusilla var. macrosperma Engelm. in Bot. Gaz. 8: 175 (1883)
  • Plantago pusilla f. major (Engelm.) Bassett in Canad. J. Bot. 44: 478 (1966)
  • Plantago pusilla var. major Engelm. in Bot. Gaz. 8: 175 (1883)

Homonyms

• Plantago pusilla Bunge in Verz. Altai Pfl.: 13 (1836), nom. illeg. vide Plantago tenuiflora Waldst. & Kit. in Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 1: 37 (1800)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regional: Eastern Central USA Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas Introduced into: California, Oregon, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 1. viii + 312 pp, D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 1:100.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago pusilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago pusilla. Published online. Accessed: August 03 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plantago pusilla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: dwarf plantain

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