Plantago lanceolata Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6618

Plantago lanceolata L.

English plantain, Narrow leaved plantain, Ribgrass, Ribwort

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Plantago lanceolata, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild. Cal-IPC rating: Limited


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Family:	PLANTAGINACEAE
Genus:	Plantago

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places, wetland-riparian

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Plantago altissima
PLANTS:	Plantago lanceolata var. sphaerostachya

More information about Plantago lanceolata


Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery (profile of this plant as an agricultural weed) Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (PLLA)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 18, 2019).