Plantago amplexicaulis

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Plantago amplexicaulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Plantago
Species:
P. amplexicaulis
Binomial name
Plantago amplexicaulis
Synonyms[2]

Plantago lagopoides Desf.

Plantago amplexicaulis is an annual plant of the family Plantaginaceae and the genus Plantago that grows in dry sand and deserts.[3]

Plantago amplexicaulis is a therophyte, a type of plant that survives as seed during unfavourable conditions. In the deserts where P. amplexicaulis lives, this results in the desert suddenly bursting into bloom after a rainstorm.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Plantago amplexicaulis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  2. ^ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Plantago amplexicaulis". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  3. ^ Flora of Israel Online. "Plantago amplexicaulis Cav". The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  4. ^ Schulze, E -D; Erwin Beck; Klaus Müller-Hohenstein (2005). "Vegetation History". Plant Ecology. Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 702 pages. ISBN 3-540-20833-X. Retrieved 2008-04-22.

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