Plantago maritima Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6620

Plantago maritima L.

Alkali plantain, Goose tongue, Maritime plantain, Pacific seaside plantain

2002 Margo Bors

2015 James Gonsman

2014 Zoya Akulova

2009 Neal Kramer

2007 Neal Kramer

Plantago maritima, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (333 records) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Plantago

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Plantago maritima var. californica
JEF	Plantago maritima var. juncoides
JEF	Plantago maritima var. maritima

More information about Plantago maritima


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLMA3) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/16/2021).