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Plantaginaceae Plantago major | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Plantago major L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 112 (-113). 1753 [1 Mai 1753]BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Plantago major L. belongs to the Plantaginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Plantago major--So Afr. Drakensberg Mts. Giant'sCastle 3. 3 Oct 03. 052.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Not collected.

October 2, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Plantago

Specific Epithet

major

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.3

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

0.1

Global rank

#265,704 of 335,497

Top 80%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →