Plantago rhodosperma

Plantago rhodosperma

Plantago rhodosperma

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
Sectio: Plantago sect. Virginica
Species: Plantago rhodosperma

Name

• Plantago rhodosperma Decne. in DC., Prodr. 13(1): 722. 1852.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Plantago echioides Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 722 (1852)
  • Plantago rhodosperma var. echioides (Decne.) Pilg. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 218 (1913)
  • Plantago rhodosperma var. macrocalyx Pilg. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 218 (1913)
  • Plantago rubra A.M.Cunn. in Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. 1896: 204 (1896)
  • Plantago virginica var. pectinata Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 532 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Georgias, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Regional: Southwestern Central USA Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma Texas Regional: Caribbean Bahamas Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest Introduced into: Cape Provinces, Illinois, Kentucky References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Decaisne, J. in De Candolle, A.P. (1852) Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13 (1): 722 [1].

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.
• López-Téllez, A. & Avendaño Reyes, S. (1999) Plantaginaceae. Fl. Veracruz 108: 1–20.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago rhodosperma 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 rhodosperma. Published online. Accessed: August 03 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago rhodosperma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 August 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plantago rhodosperma in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: redseed plantain

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