[The Plantain Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Plantains of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Plantago

Inflorescence of woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica)

Close up view of the inflorescence of Indian-wheat, Woolly Plantain: Plantago patagonica

Prairie Plantain, Slender Plantain: Plantago elongata (Synonyms: Plantago bigelovii, Plantago elongata ssp. elongata, Plantago elongata ssp. pentasperma)

Buckhorn Plantain, English Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain: Plantago lanceolata (Synonyms: Plantago altissima, Plantago lanceolata var. sphaerostachya)

Broadleaf Plantain, Common Plantain, Great Plantain, Nippleseed: Plantago major (Synonyms: Plantago asiatica, Plantago halophila, Plantago major ssp. intermedia, Plantago major var. asiatica, Plantago major var. intermedia, Plantago major var. major, Plantago major var. pachyphylla, Plantago major var. pilgeri, Plantago major var. scopulorum)

Indian-wheat, Woolly Plantain: Plantago patagonica (Synonyms: Plantago patagonica var. breviscapa, Plantago patagonica var. gnaphalioides, Plantago patagonica var. oblonga, Plantago patagonica var. spinulosa, Plantago picta, Plantago purshii, Plantago purshii var. breviscapa, Plantago purshii var. oblonga, Plantago purshii var. picata, Plantago purshii var. spinulosa, Plantago spinulosa, Plantago wyomingensis)

Sand Plantain: Plantago psyllium (Synonyms: Plantago arenaria, Plantago indica, Plantago scabra)


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