Plantago sericea

Plantago sericea

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 sericea
Subspecies & Varieties: P. s. subsp. caulescens – P. s. subsp. huancayensis – P. s. subsp. lanuginosa – P. s. subsp. nubigena – P. s. subsp. perreymondii – P. s. subsp. polyclada – P. s. subsp. sericea

Name

Plantago sericea Ruiz & Pav., 1798

Homonyms

• Plantago sericea Waldst. & Kit. in Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 2: 163 (1804), nom. illeg. vide Plantago argentea subsp. argentea
• Plantago sericea Benth. in Cat. Pl. Pyrénées: 112 (1826), nom. illeg. vide Plantago monosperma subsp. monosperma

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest Regional: SWestern South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1798. Systema vegetabilium florae Peruvianae et Chilensis, characteres prodromi genericos differentiales, specierum omnium differentias, durationem, loca natalia, tempus florendi, nomina vernacula, vires et usus nonnullis illustrationibus interspersis complectens. Tomus primus. VI + 456 pp. Typis Gabrielis de Sancha, Madrid. BHL Reference page. : 51

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago sericea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago sericea. Published online. Accessed: August 04 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago sericea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 August 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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