[The Plantain Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington] - [Wildflowers Appearing to Have 4 Petals West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Plantains West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Plantago

Goosetongue Seaside Plantain, Seaside Plantain, Salt Marsh Plantain: Plantago maritima var. juncoides (Synonyms: Plantago juncoides, Plantago juncoides var. juncoides, Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides)

Seaside Plantain: Plantago maritima var. juncoides
Note: This genus has flowers that appear to have 4 petals. However they have 5 petals with 2 of the petals joined (similar to the speedwells) so they appear to have 4 petals.

Sand Plantain: Plantago arenaria (Synonyms: Plantago indica, Plantago scabra) -

Bristly Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain: Plantago aristata -

Buck-horn Plantain, Cutleaf Plantain: Plantago coronopus (Synonym: Plantago coronopus ssp. commutata) -

Slender Plantain, Prairie Plantain: Plantago elongata var. elongata (Synonyms: Plantago bigelovii, Plantago elongata) -

Dwarf Plantain: Plantago erecta (Synonym: Plantago hookeriana) -

Redwool Plantain, Saline Plantain: Plantago eriopoda (Synonym: Plantago shastensis) -

English Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain: Plantago lanceolata -

Alaska Plantain, Alaskan Plantain: Plantago macrocarpa -

Broad-leaved plantain, Common Plantain, Nippleseed, Great Plantain: Plantago major (Synonyms: Plantago major var. major, Plantago major var. pachyphylla, Plantago major var. pilger, Plantago major var. scopulorum) -

California Goose Tongue, California Seaside Plantain: Plantago maritima var. californica (Synonym: Plantago juncoides var. californica) -

Goosetongue Seaside Plantain, Seaside Plantain, Salt Marsh Plantain: Plantago maritima var. juncoides (Synonyms: Plantago juncoides, Plantago juncoides var. juncoides, Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides) -

Indian Wheat, Woolly Plantain: Plantago patagonica (Synonym: Plantago purshii) -

Dwarf Plantain: Plantago pusilla (Synonyms: Plantago hybrida, Plantago pusilla var. major) -

Mexican Plantain, Tall Coastal Plantain: Plantago subnuda (Synonym: Plantago hirtella) -

Dwarf Plantain, Virginia Plantain: Plantago virginica -

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