Plantago serraria, L.

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6. P. serraria L. , Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 896 (1759).

Perennial with one or few rosettes. Leaves (4-)8-15(-30)x 0-4-4 cm, lanceolate, acute, regularly serrate or incise-serrate, glabrous or pubescent. Scapes numerous, equalling or exceeding the leaves, arcuate-ascending. Spikes (5-)6-10xO-3-0-5 cm, dense. Bracts ovate, obtuse or subacute, much shorter than calyx, broadly scarious. Anterior sepals with the membranous margins of unequal width; posterior sepals with very wide, ciliate wing on the keel. Capsule 2-locular; seeds 2-4, 1-1-5 mm. 2л=1О + О-ЗВ, 20+2B. Mediterranean region, C. & S. Portugal.?B1 Gr Hs It Ju Lu Sa Si. P. peloritana Lojac. , Fl. Sic. 2(2): 35 (1907), from Sicilia, is a dwarf plant with irregularly dentate leaves and the posterior sepals very narrowly winged; it is probably a variant of 6.