Plantago eriopoda

Torr.

Saline Plantain

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129914
Element CodePDPLN020E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPlantaginales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusPlantago
Other Common Names
Alkali Plantain (EN) Plantain à base velue (FR) Redwool Plantain (EN) redwool plantain (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1996-09-11
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in saline or alkaline soils in moist meadows and prairies, wetlands, marshes, fens, ditches, and on the banks of streams, at elevations ranging from 0 to 2,900 meters (Shipunov, 2020).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDSCRUB-SHRUB WETLANDBog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS3Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IowaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
IdahoS1Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
NevadaS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pearl PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest71,405
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Sulphur CreekShoshone National Forest30,221
Windy MountainShoshone National Forest31,283
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Shipunov, A. 2020. Flora of North America. <i>Plantago eriopoda</i>. Accessed: September 23, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Plantago_eriopoda