| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plantago hartwegii Decne. trib. Plantaginae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 13(1): 724 (1852) |
| Native Range | sw. Colombia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | leaves in rosette elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, dentate or lobate, obtuse, petiolate, scapes pubescent, inflorescence oblong, dense spike, bracts ovate-orbiculate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Plantago australis ssp. hartwegii (Decne.) Rahn Plantago hartwegii var. bidentula Pilg. Plantago orbignyana ssp. hartwegii (Decne) Rahn |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, PER Peru) |