Awl-leaved plantain
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Awl-leaved plantain ( Plantago subulata ) near Marseille |
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The awl-leaved plantain ( Plantago subulata ) is a species of plantain ( Plantago ).
description
The awl-leaved plantain is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 5 to 20 centimeters. The trunk is small, woody and branched. It has dense rosettes of leaves. The leaves are 2.5 to 4 inches long, 1 to 2 millimeters wide, dark green, rigid, triangular and glabrous or ciliate. The ear stalks are only slightly longer than the leaves and straight or slightly curved. The flowers are inconspicuous. They are arranged in 1 to 5 centimeters long, rolled and dense ears. The four-lobed corolla tube is hairy on the outside.
The flowering period extends from May to August.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Occurrence
The awl-leaved plantain occurs in southern Europe, north-west Africa and the Middle East. The species grows on rocks near the coast. There are varieties in the mountains of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily .
Taxonomy
- Plantago subulata L. has the synonyms: Plantago humilis Guss. , Plantago radicata Hoffmanns. & Link , Plantago humilis subsp. atlantis (Emb. & Maire) Brullo, Pavone & Terrasi , Plantago humilis subsp. granatensis (Willk.) Brullo, Pavone & Terrasi , Plantago humilis subsp. insularis (Nyman) Kerguélen & Lambinon , Plantago subulata subsp. atlantis (Emb. & Maire) Greuter & Burdet , Plantago subulata subsp. granatensis (arbitrary) Malag. , Plantago subulata subsp. humilis (cast.) Greuter & Burdet , Plantago subulata subsp. insularis Nyman , Plantago subulata subsp. radicata (Hoffmanns. & Link) O. Bolòs & Vigo , Plantago subulata var. atlantis Emb. & Maire , Plantago subulata var. granatensis Willk. , Plantago bracteosa (Willk.) Samp ., Plantago sarda C. Presl .
literature
- Peter Schönfelder , Ingrid Schönfelder: What is in bloom in the Mediterranean? Franckh'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2nd edition, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-440-05790-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Plantago subulata at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ a b Karol Marhold, 2011: Plantaginaceae : Datasheet Plantago subulata In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.