Species: Plantago major
Nipple-seed Plantain
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Plantaginales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Plantago
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Common Plantain - Great Plantain - common plantain
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Plantain Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Plantaginales - Plantaginaceae - Plantago - Several varieties were recognized by Kartesz (1994) but these are all considered synonyms only by Kartesz (1999).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Plant, perennial dicot
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1994-03-22
Global Status Last Changed
1994-03-22
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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