Botanical Family · Lamiales

Plantaginaceae

Plantain family

5 speciesOrder Lamiales5+ well-known plants

Herbs with basal rosette leaves and small flowers in dense spikes or racemes. Includes plantain (Plantago), foxglove, and snapdragon.

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Representative PLANTAGINACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Plantaginaceae

How to recognise the Plantaginaceae family

  • 01

    Leaf arrangement: alternate/basal rosette

  • 02

    Leaf type: simple

  • 03

    Growth forms: herb

  • 04

    Inflorescence: spike/raceme

  • 05

    Fruit: capsule

Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementVariable
  • TypeVariable
  • MarginVariable
  • VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

All 5 species in PLANTAGINACEAE

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