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Plantaginaceae - Plantain family
Lehmann, G. (1988) Plantaginaceae FZ 9(1)
Description of the family
Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves all in radical rosettes (in ours), without stipules. Inflorescence a spike, terminating a scape (in ours). Flowers small, inconspicuous, subtended by a bract, usually 4-merous, sessile. Corolla gamopetalous, scarious, 3-4 lobed. Ovary superior. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 3 genera and 275 species, cosmopolitan |
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More sample images from the Plantaginaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Bacopa Aubl. | |
| Digitalis L. | Description, Image |
| Dopatrium Buch.-Ham. | |
| Limnophila R. Br. | |
| Linaria Mill. | Description, Image |
| Plantago L. | Description, Image |
| Sibthorpia L. | |
| Stemodia L. | |
| Veronica L. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Plantaginaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Plantaginaceae pageFlora of Mozambique: Plantaginaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Plantaginaceae
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