Plantago rugelii

Plantago rugelii

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. Pacifica
Species: Plantago rugelii

Name

Plantago rugelii Decne., 1852

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Plantago kamtschatika Hook. in Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 60 (1836)
  • Plantago rugelii var. alterniflora Farw. in Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 1: 99 (1923)
  • Plantago rugelii var. asperula Farw. in Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 1: 99 (1923)
  • Plantago rugelii f. fasciculata Moldenke in Castanea 9: 65 (1944)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee Regional: Eastern Central USA Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska Regional: Canada New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin Introduced into: Cuba, Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Decaisne, J. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle, 1852. Prodr. 13(1):700.

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

Vernacular names

• English: American plantain, blackseed plantain, pale plantain, Rugel's plantain

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