Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Plantago serraria L. trib. Plantaginae |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 896 (1759) |
Native Range | w. & c. Medit. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves numerous, dense, rigid, thick, lanceolate, obtuse, 2-5cm, irregularly dentate, densely white hirsute, peduncles procumbent, spikes narrow, dense, ca. 4cm long |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Plantago bulbosa Crantz Plantago coronopus var. serraria (L.) Kuntze Plantago gracilis Poir. Plantago serraria var. africana Barnéoud Plantago serraria var. angustifolia Sennen Plantago serraria f. angustifolia Sennen Plantago serraria var. hispanica Decne. Plantago serraria var. microdon Pilg. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |