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Taxon

Plantago afra L.

Protologue Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 168. 1762 [Sep 1762]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Plantago cynops--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 161.jpg

Plantago cynops--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 161.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Plantago cynops--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 163.jpg

Plantago cynops--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 163.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Plantago cynops--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 162.jpg

Plantago cynops--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 162.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 44 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into Belgium, Bolivia, Cape Provinces, Czechia-Slovakia, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 8, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Plantago

Specific Epithet

afra

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#151,599 of 335,497

Top 46%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →