Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Plantago > Plantago aristataPlantago aristata (bottlebrush Indianwheat; largebracted plantain)Synonyms: Plantago aristata nuttallii; Plantago aristata var. minuta; Plantago aristata var. nuttallii; Plantago candicans (heterotypic); Plantago canescens (heterotypic); Plantago curta (homotypic); Plantago filiformis (heterotypic); Plantago frankii; Plantago gnaphalioides var. aristata (homotypic); Plantago lagopus (heterotypic); Plantago mollis; Plantago nuttallii; Plantago patagonica var. aristata (homotypic); Plantago purshii aristata; Plantago purshii var. aristata (homotypic); Plantago squarrosa (heterotypic); Plantago verticillata Plantago aristata is a species of plantain known by the common name bracted plantain or largebracted plantain. It is native to the eastern and central United States, and it can be found in other parts of North America as well as parts of Eurasia as an introduced species. It grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas, where it is a minor weed. It is an annual herb usually lacking a stem, producing a circular rosette of many narrow linear leaves each up to 15 centimeters long. The stemlike inflorescences grow erect to a maximum height around 30 or 35 centimeters tall. Atop the peduncle of the inflorescence is a dense spike of many small flowers each with four whitish lobes a few millimeters long. Between the flowers are long, narrow bracts which may be 3 centimeters long, the |
Lifespan [1] | Annual/Perennial | Structure [2] | Herb |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park |
V |
1687 |
Virginia, United States |
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Assateague Island National Seashore |
II |
8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Badlands National Park |
II |
178535 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge |
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Puerto Rico, United States |
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Edwin S. George Reserve |
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1297 |
Michigan, United States |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield |
III |
560 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Gateway National Recreation Area |
V |
1807 |
New Jersey, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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New Jersey Pinelands Biosphere Reserve |
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New Jersey, United States |
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Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
5268 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Prince William Forest Park |
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19378 |
District of Columbia, United States |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park |
III |
1517 |
Virginia, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park |
VI |
3509 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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