Jump to content

Plantago hedleyi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Plantsurfer (talk | contribs) at 20:25, 14 June 2020 (Adding local short description: "Species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae", overriding Wikidata description "species of plant" (Shortdesc helper)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Plantago hedleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Plantago
Species:
P. hedleyi
Binomial name
Plantago hedleyi
Maiden (1914)[1]

Plantago hedleyi is a flowering plant in the plantain family. The specific epithet honours Australian naturalist and conchologist Charles Hedley, who helped collect the species in 1893.[1]

Description

It is a perennial herb. The narrowly oblanceolate-elliptic leaves are 7–20 cm long and 1.5–4 cm wide. The scape is 7–25 cm tall. The inflorescence is cylindrical and 2–10 cm long.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It occurs in rocky sites on the upper slopes and summits of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower at the southern end of the island.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d " Plantago hedleyi ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-16.


Stub icon

This Lamiales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plantago_hedleyi&oldid=962568112"