Plantaginaceae
Plantago

Plantago lagopus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 114 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to W. Pakistan. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Annual, rarely perennial herb, acaulous, (3–)10–30(–40) cm, tufted at base
Morphology Leaves
Leaves erect, decumbent or ascending, lanceolate or lanceolate-elliptic, 5–12(–17) × (0.2–)0.6–1.5(–2) cm, base tapering to a petiole, acute, margins entire or mostly remotely denticulate, usually 3-veined, usually glabrous-glabrescent, rarely pilose or pubescent-villous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncle sulcate, much longer than leaves, 10–20(–40) cm, hirsute
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Spike globular-ovoid or ovoid-cylindrical, 0.5–1.5(–6) cm; bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 2–4 mm long, villous outside, scarious except the herbaceous midrib
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx as long as bract but narrower, membranous except for the narrow herbaceous midrib, villous at apex and margins, the two anterior sepals united, posterior ovate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla lobes with brown midrib, usually glabrous, rarely sparsely pilose, 2.0–2.5 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acute to acuminate, corolla tube glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 2-seeded
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed ovoid.
Ecology
In depressions in desert by irrigation canals, damp sandy soils, by roadside in damp soil, cultivated fields, stony river banks, rocky and pebbly slopes of hills and in shade of Quercus forest near streams; alt. 50–2000 m
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: Feb.–May.
Distribution
Frequent in the Upper Plains and Foothills Region. Less frequent in the lower Mesopotamian Region and in the Mountain Region. S Europe, N Africa, Mediterranean, Palestine, Syria to Kuwait, Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan to Pakistan.
Vernacular
IDHAN AS SAKHAILAH (recorded by Blakelock, loc.cit.).
[FIQ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Uses

Use
Grazed by livestock.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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