Flora of Victoria

Taprooted annual or biennial. Leaves rosetted, lamina lanceolate to elliptic, mostly 7–20 cm long, 1–4 cm wide, acute, pubescent to pilose, usually with 5 main veins, margins with a few small teeth; petiole usually 3–15 cm long. Spike ovoid to cylindric, usually 1–12 cm long, dense; peduncles 6–40(–50) cm long, longitudinally ridged, shortly antrorse-hairy; bracts obovate to elliptic, 3–5 mm long, acuminate. Sepals elliptic, 2.5–4.5 mm long, unequal, anterior sepals fused, bifid; corolla-tube 2–3 mm long, lobes 1.5–2.5 mm long, spreading or reflexed; anthers 1.5–2 mm long, exserted. Capsule ovoid, 3–4 mm long; seeds 1 or 2, ellipsoid, 2.5–3 mm long, yellow to pale brown. Flowers almost throughout the year but chiefly Sep.–Apr.

*Brid, *CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *GGr, *HNF, *HSF, *LoM, *MonT, *MuF, *MuM, *NIS, *OtP, *OtR, *RobP, *SnM, *Strz, *VAlp, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP, *Wim. Naturalised in all States. Native to Europe and north and central Asia. Widespread and often abundant in Victoria where often found in gardens, pasture and other disturbed sites.

Branching of the inflorescence or the presence of a rosette of leaves at the top of the inflorescence are common abnormalities found in this species. The species is highly variable and the recognition of varieties (Pilger 1937) based largely upon leaf indumentum seems unwarranted (Briggs et al. 1977).

Source: Jeanes, J.A. (1999). Plantaginaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 2019-04-01

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Asteranae

order Lamiales

family Plantaginaceae

genus Plantago

Higher taxa

species Plantago lanceolata L.

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Plantago lanceolata in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Plantago lanceolata in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Lowan Mallee	present	naturalised
Murray Mallee	present	naturalised
Wimmera	present	naturalised
Glenelg Plain	present	naturalised
Bridgewater	present	naturalised
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	naturalised
Victorian Riverina	present	naturalised
Robinvale Plains	present	naturalised
Murray Fans	present	naturalised
Gippsland Plain	present	naturalised
Otway Plain	present	naturalised
Warrnambool Plain	present	naturalised
Goldfields	present	naturalised
Central Victorian Uplands	present	naturalised
Greater Grampians	present	naturalised
Dundas Tablelands	present	naturalised
Northern Inland Slopes	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Uplands	present	naturalised
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	naturalised
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	naturalised
Otway Ranges	present	naturalised
Strzelecki Ranges	present	naturalised
Monaro Tablelands	present	naturalised
Victorian Alps	present	naturalised
Snowy Mountains	present	naturalised

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
Western Australia
Northern Territory
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania

Plantago lanceolata L.

Ribwort

Victoria

State distribution