Biology:Plantago debilis
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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. debilis
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| Binomial name | |
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Plantago debilis is a species of herb native to Australia . Common names include shade plantain and weak plantain.
Description
It grows as an annual or perennial herb up to 20 centimetres high, with green or white flowers and a slender taproot.[1][2]
Taxonomy
This species was first published by Robert Brown in his 1810 Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae. In 1916 Joseph Maiden and Ernst Betche demoted it to a variety of P. varia, but this was not accepted.[3]
Two varieties have been published, but it is unclear whether they are still recognised. P. debilis var. parvifolia was published as P. varia var. parvifolia by George Bentham in 1870.[4] In 1937 Robert Pilger transferred it to P. debilis,[5] thus implicitly publishing the autonym P. debilis var. debilis.[6] The specific epithet, debilis, is a Latin adjective, L. debilis,-is,-e, meaning "weak", "feeble", "frail".[7]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Australia , occurring in every state and territory.[8] It favours moist sandy soils.[1][2]
Aboriginal uses
The Noongar people of south west Western Australia heated and crushed the leaves to give a liquid that was used to make poultices for sprains, ulcers, and boils.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plantago debilis R.Br.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7299.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 R.Br.. "New South Wales Flora Online: Plantago debilis". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Plantago~debilis.
- ↑ "Plantago debilis R.Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=24186.
- ↑ "Plantago varia var. parviflora Benth.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=24976.
- ↑ "Plantago debilis var. parviflora (Benth.) Pilg.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=24203.
- ↑ "Plantago debilis R.Br. var. debilis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=24196.
- ↑ "debilis,-is,-e". http://www.plantillustrations.org/epithet.php?id_epithet=210505%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class=.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Plantago debilis R.Br. | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?447766 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}
- ↑ Hansen, V.; Horsefall, J. (2016). Noongar Bush Medicine Medicinal plants of the south-west of Western Australia. Crawley, WA: University of Western Australia. pp. 123. ISBN 9781742589060.
External list
Wikidata ☰ Q7201568 entry
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