800404 Plantago lanceolata L.
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Persistent (Adventive)
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Casual (Adventive)
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Casual (Adventive)
East Chukotka: Casual (Adventive)
Western Greenland: Casual (Adventive)
Shrub Tundra: Persistent (Adventive)
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- L., Sp. Pl.: 113 (1753). Lectotype (BM-000557805): Europe. Herb. Clifford: 6, Plantago 3, sheet A (Verdcourt 1971: 6).
2n=
(1) 12 13 14 (2x). - Europe. - Numerous reports.
(2) 24 (4x). - Europe (C, S). - At least four reports.
McCullagh (1934) reported some higher chromosome numbers for this species.
Geography: European - Asian (W): (ICE*) RUS** SIB** RFE** GRL**.
Notes: Plantago lanceolata occurs in the Borderline Arctic in northwestern Iceland (Kristinsson 2008), possibly as native or at least as an archaeophyte. Hultén and Fries (1986) mapped it from Vorkuta in Polar Ural and Dudinka in Taimyr.
Higher Taxa
- Plantago [8004,genus]