Biology:Plantago rugelii
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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. rugelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Plantago rugelii Decne.
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Plantago kamtschatika Hook. | |
Plantago rugelii is an edible species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is native to North America, where it occurs in eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. Its common names include American plantain, blackseed plantain, pale plantain, and Rugel's plantain.[2] The species name rugelii honors Ferdinand Ignatius Xavier Rugel (1806-1879),[3][4] a Germany -born botanist and pharmacist.[5]
This perennial herb grows from a taproot and fibrous root system. Extract from the roots of this plant have been shown to inhibit the hatching of nematodes.[6] It produces a basal rosette of wide oval leaves with longitudinal veining and a somewhat waxy texture. The base of the petiole may be reddish or purple. A scape bears clusters of whitish flowers. The fruit is a capsule about half a centimeter long containing several seeds. It splits down the middle. Plantago major is very similar, but it lacks the red tinge on the petioles and its leaves are darker and waxier.[7]
Habitat
Plantago rugelii is commonly found in areas such as meadows, woodland borders, and stream banks[8]
References
- ↑ "Plantago rhodosperma Decne.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:685608-1.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Plantago rugelii | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 January 2018 }}
- ↑ "Plantago rugelii (Rugel's plantain)", Go Botany (New England Wildflower Society), https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/Plantago/rugelii/
- ↑ "Plantago rugelii". Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=PLARUG.
- ↑ "RUGEL, Ferdinand Ignatius Xavier". Index Collectorum. Herbarium Göttingen, Department of Systematic Botany, University of Göttingen. http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/187069.html.
- ↑ Meyer, Susan L. F.; Zasada, Inga A.; Roberts, Daniel P.; Vinyard, Bryan T.; Lakshman, Dilip K.; Lee, Jae-Kook; Chitwood, David J.; Carta, Lynn K. (September 2006). "Plantago lanceolata and Plantago rugelii Extracts are Toxic to Meloidogyne incognita but not to Certain Microbes". Journal of Nematology 38 (3): 333–338. ISSN 0022-300X. PMID 19259537.
- ↑ "Blackseed Plantain: Plantago rugelii". Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide. http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/plaru.htm.
- ↑ Hilty, John (2016). "Common Plantain (Plantago major)". http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/cm_plantain.htm.
External links
- Minnesota Wildflowers
- Native Plant Database profile, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin
Wikidata ☰ Q7201575 entry
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