Kingdom Plantae Family Plantaginaceae Genus Plantago Rank Species | Order Lamiales Tribe Plantagineae Scientific name Plantago amplexicaulis | |
Similar Plantago princeps, Plantago alpina, Plantago elongata, Plantago cordata, Plantago arborescens | ||
Plantago amplexicaulis is an annual plant of the family Plantaginaceae and the genus Plantago that grows in dry sand and deserts.
P. amplexicaulis is a therophyte, a type of plant that survives as seed during unfavourable conditions. In the deserts where P. amplexicaulis lives, this results in the desert suddenly bursting into bloom after a rainstorm.
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