Plantago coronopus L.
(Buck’s-horn Plantain)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn 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 coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain) :
1: Plantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain)
24 Apr 2003 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Plant - close-upImage 2: Plant - rosette - close-upImage 3: Leaves and inflorescence - enlarged
2: Plantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain)
20 Jul 2002 OSGR: ST25 51° 20’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
Image 1: Plant with exposed rootstockImage 2: Plant with exposed rootstock (2)
3: Plantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain)
24 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY58 50° 40’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on edge of shingle
Image 1: Plant - close-upImage 2: Plants on edge of shingleImage 3: Plants on edge of shingle (2)Image 4: Flower - enlargedImage 5: Flower - enlarged (2)
4: Plantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain)
28 Apr 2001 OSGR: SY58 50° 40’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
beside path
Image 1: Rosette - close-upImage 2: Rosettes
5: Plantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain)
7 Sep 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Plant - close-up

Plantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Plantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Plantago coronopus (Buck’s-horn Plantain)
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