Plantago major

Classification	Dicots
Family	Plantaginaceae
Family (Traditional)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Plantago
Species:	Plantago major L.
Common Name	Plantain
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Europe; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Ovules per Carpel: 5; Ovules per Carpel: 6; Ovules per Carpel: 7; Ovules per Carpel: 8; Ovules per Carpel: 9; Ovules per Carpel: 10; Ovules per Carpel: 11; Ovules per Carpel: 12; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Plantago asiatica	Plantago asiatica auct. non L.
Plantago halophila	Plantago halophila Bickn.
Plantago major subsp. intermedia	Plantago major subsp. intermedia (DC.) Arcang.
Plantago major var. asiatica	Plantago major var. asiatica auct. non (L.) Dcne.
Plantago major var. intermedia	Plantago major var. intermedia (DC.) Pilger
Plantago major var. major	Plantago major var. major L.
Plantago major var. pachyphylla	Plantago major var. pachyphylla Pilger
Plantago major var. pilgeri	Plantago major var. pilgeri Domin
Plantago major var. scopulorum	Plantago major var. scopulorum Fries & Broberg

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Campbell (KY), Jefferson (KY), Wolfe (KY), Benton (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), DeKalb (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1898 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
HTTU011640	Hamilton	Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
HTTU011644	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
HTTU011639	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
UCHT026686	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Plantago major
SWMT03436		Tennessee	01 May 1939	Noce	SWMT Plantago major
SWMT03433	Benton	Tennessee	07 Jul 1984	Brant Hedges 125	SWMT Plantago major
SWMT03439	Williamson	Tennessee	25 Jun 1982	Rick Sullivan	SWMT Plantago major
ETSU007487	Johnson	Tennessee	01 Sep 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Plantago major
TENN-V-0201055	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Plantago major
APSC0104529	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Plantago major
HTTU018800	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
HTTU011645	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
UCHT026685	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Plantago major
UCHT026684	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Plantago major
ETSU025519	Johnson	Tennessee	25 Jul 2013	Foster Levy / Adam McCullough DOEM 0147	ETSU Plantago major
HTTU018801		Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
MTSU019373	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Plantago major
UCHT034700	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Plantago major
31234100780822	Wolfe	Kentucky	01 Oct 2017	Thomas McFadden 703	EKY Plantago major
ETSU005009	Johnson	Tennessee	19 Jun 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Plantago major
HTTU011646	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
TENN-V-0201054	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Plantago major
APSC0076005	Jefferson	Kentucky	24 Aug 1982	Max Medley	APSC Plantago major
HTTU018802	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
HTTU011638		Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
MTSU019369	Wilson	Tennessee			MTSU Plantago major
N/A	Cheatham	Tennessee	19 Aug 1898	H. Eggert	UCHT Plantago major
31973000017125	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Plantago major
TENN-V-0201416	Bell	Kentucky			TENN Plantago major
MTSU024378	Putnam	Tennessee			MTSU Plantago major
ETSU025518	Johnson	Tennessee	25 Jul 2013	Foster Levy / Adam McCullough DOEM 0146	ETSU Plantago major
HTTU011641	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
HTTU011642		Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
HTTU011637	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Plantago major
MTSU019375	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Plantago major

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