Plantago albicans L., 1753 35% complete

Whitish plantain

Sp. pl. 1:114. 1753

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Plantago albicans, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced9 Differs from sources4 Source not recorded9 Not on the record2 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. pl. 1:114. 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Whitish plantain No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Canary Is., Mauritania, Medit. to Iran, NE. Trop. Africa, Arabian Pen. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 8 cm
  • 7.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 41 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 86, 170, 216, 251, 474, 581, 655
Differs from sources
Biological type empty Not on the record
Flower color yellow Differs from sources
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Maximum height 9 cm
  • 8.75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 32 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 86, 170, 216, 251, 474, 581, 655
Differs from sources
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun, jul
  • apr|may|jun|jul · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Differs from sources
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 86, 432, 818, 882
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 3 / 9 · rather dry air
  • 3 / 9 · rather dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
  • 8 / 9 · light · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8
  • pH 8 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic)
  • 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 69 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record