Taxon:  Plantago pusilla Nutt.



Summary
Genus:
Plantago
Subgenus:
Plantago
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Tribe:
Plantagineae
Nomen number:
316788
Place of publication:
Gen. N. Amer. pl. 1:100.  1818
Verified:
04/27/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  2. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  3. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Plantago elongata Pursh
  4. Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
  5. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  6. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  7. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: mentions
  8. Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
  9. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  10. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: mentions
  11. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  12. Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas Note: = Plantago elongata Pursh
  13. Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
  14. USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
  15. Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
  16. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
  17. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
  18. Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansase.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: mentions
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahomae.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: mentions
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusettss.e.Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Yorks.e.Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvanias.e.Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Plantago elongata Pursh
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas Note: = Plantago elongata Pursh
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridahttp://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3874Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States probably introd. in w. 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Massachusetts (s.e.), New Jersey, New York (s.e.), Pennsylvania (s.e.), Rhode Island, Connecticut]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas (e.), Missouri, Oklahoma (e.)]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3874), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (probably introd. in w.)

Reference(s)
  1. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  2. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Plantago elongata Pursh
  3. Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
  4. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  5. Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
  6. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  7. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: mentions
  8. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  9. Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas Note: = Plantago elongata Pursh
  10. Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
  11. USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
  12. Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
  13. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
  14. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
  15. Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316788. Accessed 12 November 2026.