Plantago maritima Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6620

Plantago maritima L.

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

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


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	PLANTAGINACEAE
Genus:	Plantago

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Coastal Strand, 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
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More information about Plantago maritima


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLMA3)	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	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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 15, 2019).