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Plantaginaceae

Plantaginaceae
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JANAS 32(1)
PLANT: Annual or perennial herbs, acaulescent or short-stemmed. LEAVES: spirally arranged, usually all basal, estipulate, the venation parallel. INFLORESCENCE: pedunculate, bracteate spikes. FLOWERS: sympetalous, regular, perfect or imperfect; sepals 4, distinct and overlapping; corolla scarious, 4-lobed; stamens 4, adnate to corolla, alternating with the lobes; ovary superior, of 2 fused carpels, with 2 locules, the placentation axile; style 1; stigma 2-lobed. FRUIT: a circumscissile capsule with 2-many seeds. NOTES: Approximately 3 genera and 255 spp. (almost all in Plantago), cosmopolitan, some world-wide weeds. REFERENCES: Huisinga, Kristin D. and Tina J. Ayers. 1999. Plantaginaceae. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. 32(1).
Species within checklist: NYC EcoFlora - Historical collections (version Aug 2018)
Callitriche hermaphroditica
Media resource of Callitriche hermaphroditica
Callitriche palustris
Media resource of Callitriche palustris
Gratiola aurea
Media resource of Gratiola aurea
Penstemon calycosus
Media resource of Penstemon calycosus
Penstemon pallidus
Media resource of Penstemon pallidus
Plantago cordata
Media resource of Plantago cordata
Plantago media
Media resource of Plantago media
Plantago pusilla
Media resource of Plantago pusilla
Plantago virginica
Media resource of Plantago virginica
Veronica americana
Media resource of Veronica americana
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Media resource of Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Veronica beccabunga
Media resource of Veronica beccabunga
Veronica scutellata
Media resource of Veronica scutellata
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