Plantago maritima Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6620

Plantago maritima L.

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

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


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Family:	PLANTAGINACEAE
Genus:	Plantago

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN:	Plantago maritima var. californica
ICPN:	Plantago maritima var. juncoides
ICPN:	Plantago juncoides
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More information about Plantago maritima


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (PLMA3)	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 24, 2019).