Plantago amplexicaulis
Species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae
Plantago amplexicaulis is an annual plant of the family Plantaginaceae and the genus Plantago that grows in dry sand and deserts.[3]
| Plantago amplexicaulis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Plantago |
| Species: | P. amplexicaulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plantago amplexicaulis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Plantago lagopoides Desf. | |
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
- ^ "Plantago amplexicaulis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
{{citation}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Plantago amplexicaulis". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ Flora of Israel Online. "Plantago amplexicaulis Cav". The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ 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.
External links
- "Plantago amplexicaulis Cav. record n° 115140". African plants database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-04-22.Error: "Q4120488" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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