Plantago patagonica
Indian wheat, Patagonia plantain, Pursh's plantain, woolly plantain
0–15 mm.
(25–)50–120 × 1–4 mm;
blade linear, margins entire, rarely toothed, veins conspicuous or not, surfaces villous.
(10–)40–240(–260) mm, hairy, hairs antrorse, long and short and patent, long.
grayish or brownish, 40–120 mm, densely flowered, flowers in whorls or pairs;
bracts triangular or narrowly ovate, 2–10 mm, length 1–2 times sepals, apex acute or acuminate.
sepals 2.2–4.8 mm;
corolla bilaterally symmetric, lobes reflexed, 1.6–2.1 mm, base cordate;
stamens 4, connective usually elongated, apex acute.
2, 2.2–2.6 mm.
= 20.
Plantago patagonica
The circumscription of Plantago patagonica is treated here in accordance with K. Rahn (1978). The phenotypic plasticity of it does not allow varieties or subspecies to be recognized. Plants recognized in other floras as P. purshii (for example, Flora of Indiana and Flora of New Mexico) are referable to either P. aristata or P. patagonica (Rahn).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
- Local floras:
BC, 
CA, 
OR, 
WA - Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos,
Flora NW, 
Go Botany, 
IL Wildflowers, 
KS Wildflowers, 
LA Plants, 
MI Flora, 
MN Wildflowers, 
MO Plants, 
PNW Herbaria, 
SW CO Wildflowers, Turner Photog. 
WildflowerSearch
iNaturalist (observations)
USDA Plants Database- LBJ Wildflower Center
- SEINet
- Plants of the World Online
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Wikipedia
- Google Image Search
