Plantago amplexicaulis

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Plantago amplexicaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Plantagineae
Genus: Plantago
Species: P. amplexicaulis
Binomial name
Plantago amplexicaulis[1]
Cav.
Synonyms

Plantago lagopoides Desf.[2]

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

P. amplexicaulis is a member of a special "flowering desert" community of plants called therophytes; at least one of P. amplexicaulis communities include Silene villosa and Senecio glaucus. Other annual therophytes include Schouwia thebaica (a Brassicaceae), Citrullus colocynthis and Astragalus vogelii.[4]

[edit] Distribution

P. amplexicaulis grows in shrub-steppes, deserts and extreme deserts

Native
Afrotropic:
Arabian Peninsula: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Palearctic:
Macaronesia: Canary Islands
Northern Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Western Asia: Afghanistan, Egypt - Sinai, India - Punjab, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan
Southwestern Europe: Spain
Southeastern Europe: Crete, Cyprus, Greece, Italy[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2002-12-16). Taxon: Plantago amplexicaulis (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
  2. ^ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. Details for: Plantago amplexicaulis (HTML). Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
  3. ^ Flora of Israel Online. Plantago amplexicaulis Cav. (HTML). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
  4. ^ Schulze, E -D; Erwin Beck, Klaus Müller-Hohenstein (2005). "Vegetation History", Plant Ecology (HTML), Springer Science+Business Media, 702 pages. ISBN 354020833X. Retrieved on 2008-04-22. 

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