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Plantago polyclada Pilg. trib. Plantaginae 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesPlantago polyclada Pilg. trib. Plantaginae
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 643 (1906)
Native RangeBolivia to Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionadscendent, leaves crowded on apex of branchlets, narrowly linear, obtuse, shortly white pilose, 3-9cm, on base vaginate, floral peduncles short, spike spherical
Size15-20cm
Color
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPlantago sericea ssp. polyclada (Pilg.) Rahn
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
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