61.) PLANTAGINACEAE - Plantain family
PLANTAGINACEAE - Plantain family
PLANTAGO L.
- Plantago coronopus L. (Buck's-horn Plantain) / Coasts Common in short well-drained turf around the coast and grassland inland on pennant sandstone. Has also spread greatly along roadsides with the salting of roads.
1st record 1928 01/09/1928 ST5179 Avonmouth Docks Sandwith I Cecil 9526
- Plantago maritima L. (Sea Plantain) / Coasts Common around the coast and along the tidal Avon in upper saltmarsh; scattered inland - spreading as a result of salting of roads.
1st 1917 18/07/1917 ST5673 Found by the Avon under Leigh Woods, North Somerset Sandwith I Cecil 9526
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Plantago aristata Michx. (Bracted Plantain) 1922 General Extinct 1 record 1959 03/10/1959 ST5178 Noted as Avonmouth Docks Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery - - 2912
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Plantago major L. (Greater Plantain) / General Very Common Very common in almost any situation with disturbance but particularly dominant on trodden clay soils rich in nutrients such as around gateways, field entrances and trodden paths.
1st 1917 11/07/1917 ST5271 Found near Failand Sandwith I Cecil 9526
- ssp. major General Very Common The common taxon with the same range and distribution as the species.
1st 1999 14/07/1999 ST6679 Ivory Hill, Kendleshire, place may refer to name of 1km ref. Kitchen or Kitchen and others - Mark and or Clare 9922
- ssp. intermedia (Gilib.) Lange General Uncommon Scattered over the region in short grassy and barren places; usually on more neutral to acidic soils, including: lawns, coasts, gravel, tracks, city lanes, and derelict ground.
1st 1999 29/08/1999 ST6981 Beech Hill, Sayscourt Farm, place may refer to name of 1km ref. Kitchen or Kitchen and others - Mark and or Clare 9922
- Plantago media L. (Hoary Plantain) / Grassland A plant of species-rich grassland, unimproved pastures.
1st 1917 04/06/1917 ST4572 Found in the grassland leading to Cadbury Camp Tickenham Sandwith I Cecil 9526
- Plantago lanceolata L. (Ribwort Plantain) / General Very common in any grassy habitat.
1st 1915 09/05/1915 ST5673 By the Avon, Clifton Sandwith I Cecil 9526
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Plantago lagopus L. (ssp. lagopus) (Hare's-foot Plantain) 1907 General 4 records 1928 30/06/1928 ST5178 Noted as Avonmouth Docks Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery - - 2912 1928 15/07/1928 ST5178 Noted as Avonmouth Docks Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery - - 2912 1939 27/05/1939 ST5178 Noted as Avonmouth Docks Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery - - 2912 1958 12/10/1958 ST5178 Noted as Avonmouth Docks Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery - - 2912
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Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit. (Branched Plantain) 1930 General Recorded in a cabbage field at Dodington Ash in 1958 by G.W. Garlick [as P. indica in Bristol Botany in 1958].
1 record 1930 28/09/1930 ST5178 Noted as Avonmouth Docks Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery - - 2912
Also got Plantago afra (Sandwith) 2 records 1931 August 1931 ST5179 Avonmouth Docks Sandwith I Cecil 9526 1940 11/10/1940 ST5671 Noted as fowl run, Ashton Gate, Bristol Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery - - 2912
and P. sempervirens (though these are doubtful) 4 records 2013 20/05/2013 ST574693 within parish or ward of Bishopsworth Crew, Liz, iRecord - - 9477 2013 01/06/2013 ST33976343 Kewstoke, North Somerset, garden Singer Farmer, Josi, iRecord - - 9477 2014 09/06/2014 ST592685 Hengrove Mound Laird-Hopkins - Benita 8437 2014 19/06/2014 ST629718 Eastwood Farm Laird-Hopkins - Benita 8437
- Littorella uniflora (L.) Asch. (Shoreweed) Wetland
3 records inc duplicate? 1995 28/10/1995 ST510606 Blagdon Lake shore Green, Mr I. 2016 04/11/2016 ST509606 Blagdon Higgins J Rupert 45 2016 04/11/2016 ST509606 Blagdon Lake, north west shore, comments may have more precise location details. Location is as given to BRERC as part of large dataset Higgins J Rupert 45
List:
- Plantago coronopus L. (Buck's-horn Plantain) / Coasts
- Plantago maritima L. (Sea Plantain) / Coasts
- Plantago aristata Michx. (Bracted Plantain) 1922 General
- Plantago major L. (ssp. major and ssp. intermedia (Gilib.) Lange - Stace, NBN) (Greater Plantain) / General
- Plantago media L. (Hoary Plantain) / Grassland
- Plantago lanceolata L. (Ribwort Plantain) / General
- Plantago lagopus L. (ssp. lagopus - Kew) (Hare's-foot Plantain) 1907 General
- Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit. (Branched Plantain) 1930 General
- Littorella uniflora (L.) Asch. (Shoreweed) Wetland