Plantago maritima L.
(Sea Plantain)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlantago maritima (Sea Plantain)
GenusPlantago (plantains)
FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE (toadflaxes, speedwells, foxgloves and plantains)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Plantago maritima (Sea Plantain) :
1: Plantago maritima (Sea Plantain)
29 May 2017 OSIGR: M00 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
in bud
Image 1: Growing in crevice in coastal limestone pavement
2: Plantago maritima (Sea Plantain)
11 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 49° 60’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Image 1: Inflorescences - close-upImage 2: LeavesImage 3: Plant - in situImage 4: Plant - in situ - close-upImage 5: Plant - in situ - close-up (2)Image 6: Flower buds - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Flower buds - enlargedImage 8: Flowers - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Flowers - enlarged
3: Plantago maritima (Sea Plantain)
10 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 50° 0’ N, 5° 20’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Image 1: Plant - in bud - in situ
4: Plantago maritima (Sea Plantain)
5 Sep 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant

Plantago maritima (Sea Plantain) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Plantago maritima (Sea Plantain)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 18 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Plantago maritima (Sea Plantain)
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