Plantago coronopus L.
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Perennial or annual, small, stemless herb, up to 15 (-20) cm tall, hirsute; hairs more or less appressed. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 8-10 (-12) cm long, 1 (-1.8) cm broad, pinnatidentate to (bi-) pinnatifid; segments linear to lanceolate, acute. Scapes 5-8 cm long, ascendent or erect, longer to sometimes shorter than the leaves. Spikes narrow cylindrical. Bracts ovate, acute to acuminate, narrowly margined, covered with short appressed hairs. Anterior sepals narrow to broad elliptic, 2-2.75 mm long, margin, ciliolate, carinate, posterior sepals ovate, broad, up to 3 mm long. Corolla tube pilose. Seeds 4-5.
The type subsp. has scapes thin to moderately thick. Spikes narrow cylindrical, lax to more or less dense. Bracts scarcely shorter, usually longer than the calyx; carina in the bracts and anterior sepal moderately broad. It is probably confind to Pakistan.
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Plant / resting place / under
adult of Chrysolina haemoptera may be found under leaf of Plantago coronopus
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Chrysolina intermedia grazes on live leaf of Plantago coronopus
Remarks: captive: in captivity, culture, or experimentally induced
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
cleistothecium of Erysiphe sordida parasitises live Plantago coronopus
Remarks: season: 9-10
Foodplant / sap sucker
nymph of Henestaris laticeps sucks sap of Plantago coronopus
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Mecinus collaris feeds on Plantago coronopus
Foodplant / parasite
underground tuber of Orobanche minor var. maritima parasitises root of Plantago coronopus
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Trichosirocalus dawsoni feeds on Plantago coronopus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 7
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Reasons: Common through much of Europe.
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Plantago coronopus (known as buck's-horn plantain,[1] minutina or erba stella) is a herbaceous annual to perennial flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It produces a basal rosette of narrowly lance-shaped leaves up to 25 centimeters long that are toothed or deeply divided. The inflorescences grow erect to about 4 to 7 cm in height. They have dense spikes of flowers which sometimes curve.[clarification needed] Each flower has four whitish lobes each measuring about a millimeter long. Plantago coronopus mainly grows on sandy or gravelly soils close to the sea. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa but it can be found elsewhere, including the United States, Australia, and New Zealand as an introduced species.
Sometimes grown as a leaf vegetable[citation needed], mostly incorporated in salad mixes for specialty markets.[citation needed] Recently it has become popular as a frost-hardy winter crop for farmers in northern climates, and is usually grown in unheated hightunnels.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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The leaves of buck's-horn plantain have a strong resemblance to deer antlers, which explains its name. This plant cannot tolerate much competition from other plants, however it grows well under circumstances unpleasant for most plants. It tolerates certain extreme or fluctuating conditions, such as salt and wetness/dryness. Young plants are more sensitive to treading and salt, while older plants are more tolerant. Buck's-horn plantain stores the salt in its leaves, as opposed to sea lavender which excretes the salt. The plant has been cultivated for centuries as a vegetable, being particularly popular in Italy.
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De bladeren van hertshoornweegbree lijken wel wat op hertengeweien,vandaar de naam. De plant kan goed tegen zout. Hij groeit vaak op het hoogste deel van, op zeedijken of op lage zandheuveltjes bij de zee. Als de plant ouder wordt kan hij steeds beter tegen zout. Hertshoornweegbree slaat het zout op in de bladeren, terwijl zeeweegbree het uitscheidt. Italianen kweken al eeuwen hertshoornweegbree als groente.
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Canada
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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