| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plantago monanthos d‘Urv. trib. Plantaginae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Iles Malouin.: 37 (1825) |
| Native Range | w. Argentina to c. & s. Chile and Falkland Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves crowded at apex of stems, carnose, minute, oblanceolate, obtuse, petiolate, entire, glabrous, peduncles absent or very short, glabrous, flowers solitary |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Plantago barbata ssp. austroandina Rahn Plantago barbata var. caespitosa (Phil.) Phil. Plantago barbata var. elongata Wedd. Plantago barbata ssp. monanthos (d´Urv.) Rahn Plantago barbata var. monanthos (d´Urv.) Pilg. Plantago barbata var. uncialis (Decne. ex Barnéoud) Wedd. Plantago caespitosa Phil. Plantago coelorhiza E.Morris & Macloskie Plantago correae Rahn Plantago monanthos var. abbreviata Hook.f. Plantago oxyphylla Speg. Plantago polymorpha Banks. & Sol. ex Hook.f. Plantago pulvinata Speg. Plantago uncialis Decne. ex Barnéoud Plantago uniflora Phil. Plantago uniglumis Wallr. ex Walp. Plantago uniglumis var. brevicuspis Pilg. Plantago uniglumis f. maxima Pilg. Plantago uniglumis var. oxyphylla (Speg.) Pilg. Plantago uniglumis var. typica Pilg. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |