Plantago arborescens
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Plantago arborescens on La Palma |
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Plantago arborescens is a species of plantain ( Plantago ).
description
The shrub reaches a height of 60 centimeters. The leaves are narrow, almost threadlike and 2 to 6 cm long and 0.75 to 1.25 cm wide. The leaves are almost glabrous or soft gray-haired and only ciliate at the edge.
Occurrence
Plantago arborescens is endemic to Madeira and the Canary Islands with the exception of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura . The species grows from the coastal zone to medium mountain regions by 1000 m.
literature
- Adalbert Hohenester, Walter Welss: Excursion flora for the Canary Islands. With views of the whole of Macaronesia . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1993, ISBN 3-8001-3466-7 ( PDF file; 23.2 MB ).
Web links
Commons : Plantago arborescens - album with pictures, videos and audio files
