Native to 102 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into 153 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, Southern America, and Other regions (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Plantago
Specific Epithet
major
Authorship
L.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#265,704 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
9%