Virginia Plantain (Plantago virginica L.)
Also known as dwarf plantain.
↑Summary
A winter annual native to North America, quite different from the common lawn plantains, which were introduced from Europe.
↑Range - Expand
Legend | Color |
Native | |
Expanded | |
Native or Not Present | |
Native or Expanded | |
Expanded or Not Present | |
Native or Expanded or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
The exact native range of this species is not known but it is widely agreed to be native to the southeast and expanding its range north and west. It is a weedy plant that spreads on its own, and has taken advantage of humans creating more habitats where it thrives, and horses, which spread its seeds.
↑Links & External Resources
• Plantago virginica (Dwarf Plantain) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Plantago virginica (Virginia Plantain) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Plantago virginica | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Plantago virginica | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Plantago virginica | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Plantago virginica | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Plantago virginica | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Plantago virginica | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Virginia Plantain | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Plantago virginica (Dwarf Plantain) | Minnesota Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Plantago virginica L. (Virginia Plantain, Paleseed Plantain) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)