PLANTS Profile for Plantago aristata (largebracted plantain)

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PLANTS Profile

Plantago aristata Michx.
largebracted plantain

Symbol:

PLAR3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Plantaginaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
CAN		I

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, VA. Usage Requirements.

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Plantago aristata Michx.

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Synonyms:
Plantago aristata Michx.

	PLARN	Plantago aristata Michx. var. nuttallii (Rapin) Morris
	PLPAA	Plantago patagonica Jacq. var. aristata (Michx.) A. Gray

Distribution:
Plantago aristata Michx.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (NS, ON, YT)

Related Taxa:
Plantago aristata Michx.

View 2 genera in Plantaginaceae, 34 species in Plantago

Classification:
Plantago aristata Michx.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Plantaginales
Family	Plantaginaceae – Plantain family
Genus	Plantago L. – plantain
Species	Plantago aristata Michx. – largebracted plantain

Noxious Weed Information:
Plantago aristata Michx.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
bracted plantain		Noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Plantago aristata Michx.

largebracted plantain

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Plantago aristata Michx.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Plantago aristata Michx.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Plantago aristata Michx.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32875.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Plantago aristata Michx.

DE-Delaware Wildflowers Image

IL-Weeds of the North Central States

MO-Missouri Plants

OH-Seed Identification (Ohio State University)

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

TX-Vascular Plant Image Gallery (TAMU)

Wildflowers of the Southeastern U.S.

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