Plantago erecta
| Plantago erecta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Plantago |
| Species: | P. erecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Plantago erecta E.Morris | |
Plantago erecta, in the Plantain family, is known variously as California plantain, foothill plantain, dot-seed plantain, English plantain, and dwarf plantain.
The plant is a small, unassuming annual herb with needle-like leaves and translucent flowers clustered on a stalk. It grows in sandy, clay, or serpentine soils, on grassy slopes and flats or open woodland, from Southern California to Oregon.[1]
Plantago erecta is a host species for the Edith's Checkerspot butterfly.[2]
References
- ↑ Jepson . accessed 1.22.2013
- ↑ Murphy; Launer, Ehrlich (1983). "The Role of Adult Feeding in Egg Production and Population Dynamics of the Checkerspot Butterfly Euphydryas editha". Oecologia 56 (2): 257–263. doi:10.1007/bf00379699.
External links
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- USDA Plants Profile —Plantago erecta (California plantain)
- Jepson Manual treatment: Plantago erecta — Jepson Manual Online
- Calflora — Plantago erecta
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