| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plantago rigida Kunth trib. Plantaginae |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 2: 227 (1818) |
| Native Range | nw. Venezuela to w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3400-5200m |
| Description | leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, 7-18mm long, shiny, with yellowish basal sheath, flowers solitary, unisexual, insignificant |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| 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 rigens Schult. Plantago rigida var. angustior Pilg. Plantago rigida var. pusilla Wedd. Plantago rigidiuscula D.Dietr. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |