Species

Plantago subnuda (Tall coastal plantain)

Plantago subnuda. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Plantago subnuda is a species of plantain known by the common name tall coastal plantain. It is native to western North America from the west coast of the United States to west-central Mexico, where it grows in wet and moist habitat types, often in coastal areas, such as marshland. It is a perennial herb producing few oval leaves around a thick caudex. The broad smooth-edged or slightly toothed leaves may be up to 40 centimeters long….

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Lamiales (Mints, plantains, olives, and allies)
        Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
        Tribe: Plantagineae
        Genus: Plantago (Plantains)
        Subgenus: Plantago
        Section: Virginica
        Species: Plantago subnuda (Tall coastal plantain)

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