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Plantago maritima var. juncoides

Plantago maritima L. var. juncoides (Lam.) A. Gray

Goose Tongue

Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)

Synonym(s): Plantago juncoides, Plantago juncoides var. decipiens, Plantago juncoides var. glauca, Plantago juncoides var. laurentiana, Plantago maritima ssp. borealis, Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides, Plantago oliganthos, Plantago oliganthos var. fallax

USDA Symbol: PLMAJ

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Pyxis
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall when flowering.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CT , LA , MA , ME , NH , NJ , NY , OR , RI , VA , WA
Canada: NB , NL , NS , PE
Native Habitat: Salt Water Shorelines

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Plantago maritima var. juncoides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Plantago maritima var. juncoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Plantago maritima var. juncoides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-06
Research By: TWC Staff

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