| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plantago orbignyana Steinh. ex Decne. trib. Plantaginae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 13(1): 704 (1852) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4900m |
| Description | leaves 2-3cm, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, irregularly dentate, strigose or glabrous, floral spikes 10-15mm, ovate, bracts deltate-ovate, ciliate, glabrous |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Plantago australis ssp. orbignyana (Steinh. ex Decne.) Rahn Plantago hirtella var. orbignyana (Steinh. ex Decne.) A.Gray Plantago orbignyana var. lasiantha Pilg. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |