Plantago hookeriana

Plantago hookeriana

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Plantaginaceae
Genus:Plantago
Species: P. hookeriana
Binomial name
Plantago hookeriana

Plantago hookeriana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names Hookers plantain, tallow weed, and California plantain. It is native to Texas and Louisiana in the United States.[1] It is not native to California.[2]

This species is an annual herb growing from a taproot. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and may reach 30 centimeters long, but are usually smaller. The inflorescence is a narrow spike up to 12 centimeters long. Each small flower has whitish corolla lobes with brown spots or stripes.[3]

This species is planted to provide a forage and to revegetate wildlife habitat and rangeland. The seed provides food for many types of game birds and the foliage is consumed by several types of animals, such as deer.[3]

The Latin specific epithet hookeriana refers to William Jackson Hooker.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Plantago hookeriana. NatureServe.
  2. ↑ Plantago hookeriana. CalFlora.
  3. 1 2 Plantago hookeriana. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
  4. ↑ Sue Gordon (Editor) Horticulture - Plant Names Explained: Botanical Terms and Their Meaning, p. 84, at Google Books
  5. ↑ Lloyd H. Shinners. The North Texas species of Plantago. 1950. Field and Laboratory. volume 18. pages 113-119.
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