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A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Plantaginaceae
Scientific Name
Plantago coronopus

Common Name
cut-leaf plantain
Close-up

Status
E
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
DM, SW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Plantago erecta

Common Name
California plantain
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, SW, DS
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Plantago lanceolata

Common Name
narrow-leaved plantain
Close-up

Status
E
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF, DM, AW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Plantago major

Common Name
common plantain
Close-up

Status
E
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
SW, AW, FM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Plantago maritima

Common Name
salt marsh plantain
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Plantago subnuda

Common Name
tall coastal plantain
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
AW, SW, FM
Other
N/A

Status: Conservation concern (C); Exotic (E); Invasive (I); California Native (N)
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Habitat: Dune mat (DM), Dune scrub (DS), Dune swale (SW), Coniferous dune forest (CDF), Riparian forest (RF), Freshwater marsh (FM), Freshwater swamp (FS), Freshwater marsh (FM), Open water (OW), Brackish marsh (BM), Salt marsh (SM), Mudflat (MF) Agricultural wetland (AW).
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* This vascular plant list for Humboldt Bay dunes and wetlands is based on collections made by the authors primarily between 2001 and 2008.
Please email comments, corrections, or proposed additions to andrea_pickart@fws.gov.
Nomenclature follows the Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, Second edition (U.C. Press 2012).
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