Plantago hookeriana, commonly called Hookers plantain,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It is native to Texas and Louisiana in the United States.[1] It is typically found in disturbed sandy areas.[2]
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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. hookeriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Plantago hookeriana | |
This species is an annual herb growing from a taproot. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and may reach 30 centimeters long, but are usually smaller. The inflorescence is a narrow spike up to 12 centimeters long. Each small flower has whitish corolla lobes with brown spots or stripes.[3] It flowers in the spring.[2]
This species is planted to provide a forage and to revegetate wildlife habitat and rangeland. The seed provides food for many types of game birds and the foliage is consumed by several types of animals, such as deer.[3]
The Latin specific epithet hookeriana refers to William Jackson Hooker.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Plantago hookeriana. NatureServe.
- ^ a b Plantago hookeriana Flora of North America
- ^ a b Plantago hookeriana. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
- ^ Sue Gordon (Editor) Horticulture - Plant Names Explained: Botanical Terms and Their Meaning, p. 84, at Google Books
- ^ Lloyd H. Shinners. The North Texas species of Plantago. 1950. Field and Laboratory. volume 18. pages 113-119.