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Plantago maritima L.

Sea Plantain

Plantaginaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Genus: Plantago (Plantain)

Synonyms

Plantago maritima
Plantago chottica
Plantago krascheninnikowii
Plantago maritima L. subsp.
Plantago schrenkii

Trivial names

Gewöhnliche Zwerg-Gänsekresse
Sternhaarige Zwerg-Gänsekresse
Zwerg-Gänsekresse

Related species

Plantago major L. - Greater Plantain
Plantago coronopus L. - Buck's-Horn Plantain
Plantago maritima L. - Sea Plantain
Plantago alpina L. - Alpine Plantain
Plantago media L. - Hoary Plantain
Plantago atrata Hoppe - Dark Plantain
Plantago lanceolata L. - Ribwort Plantain
Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit. - Branched Plantain
Plantago uniflora L. - Shoreweed

Traits


    10&#8211;40&#8239;cm tall, on saline soils (subsp. <i>borealis</i>) <i>or</i> in the mountains (subsp. <i>serpetina</i>). <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba>spike-like</ba>, <ba>mostly elongate-cylindrical</ba>, 2&#8211;14&#8239;cm long. <span class="v1">peri...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Plantago maritima

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Plantago maritima

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Plantago maritima

Plantago maritima

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • screes, rocky habitats, ruderal vegetation, salt marshes

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded, often saline habitats

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