294 PLANTAGINACEiE. 



cleft ; border reflexed. Stamens 4, mostly very long. Capsule 

 2 — 4-celled, opening transversely. 



* Leaves broad. 



1. P. cordata Lam. : leaves on long petioles, broad-ovate, cordate, sub- 

 dentate, smooth ; spike very long ; flowers eiwaimbricate ; the lower ones 

 scattered ; bracts ovate, obtuse ; cells of the capsule 1-seeded. P. Kentuck- 

 iensis Mich. 



Banks of streams. Can. N. Y. and Penn. W. to Tenn. June, July. %.. — 

 Scape 12 — 18 inches high. Leaves 3 — 6 inches long, smooth, generally corBate 

 at base. Flowers in a slender elongated spike. Heart-leaved Plantain. 



2. P. major Linn. : leaves ovate, smoothish, subdentate, on longish peti- 

 oles ; scape rounded ; spike cylindric, very long ; flowers closely imbri- 

 cated; cells of the capsule many-seeded. 



Fields, &c. Throughout Can. and the U. S. Jj|ine— Aug. %..~Scape 8—12 

 inches high, pubescent. Leaves spreading on the ground, coarsely toothed, 5 — 7- 

 nervcd. Spike 2—6 inches long, close. Flowers whitish. Introduced from 

 Europe. Common Plantain. 



3. P. media Linn. : leaves ovate, pubescent, sessile or tapering into short 

 petioles; scape rounded; spike short, cylindric; cells of the capsule 1- 

 seeded. 



Fields. N. Y. and Penn. July. %.— Scape longer than the leaves. Leaves 

 2 inches long. Flowers in a closely imbricated spike which is shorter than in 

 the preceding. Pubescent Plantain. 



4. P. Virginica Linn. : hoary-pubescent ; leaves lanceolate-ovate, spar- 

 ingly toothed, 3 — 5-nerved, tapering at base; spike cylindric, v^th the 

 flowers rather remote ; capsule 2-seeded. 



Sandy soils. Throughout the U. S. May, June. (g). — Scape hairy, almost 

 hispid, longer than the leaves, angular. Spikes 1 — 4 inches long, with the 

 flowers at first crowded, but at length distant. Corolla yellowish. 



Virginian Plantain. 



5. P.lanceolataLinn. : leaves lanceolate, acute at each end, 3 — 5-nerved, 

 remotely toothed; scape slender, elongated, grooved; spike short, ovoid- 

 ifylindric, compact; capsule 2-seeded. 



Pastures. Can. to Car. W. to Miss. May— Sept. %. — Scape 12—18 

 inches high, a little hairy. Flowers in a very dense spike. BracU ovate, 

 brownish, as long as the calyx. Corolla whitish. Introduced from Europe. 



Ribwort. 



6. P.cucullata Lam.: leaves ovate, cucullate, subdenticulate, 9-nerved, 

 pubescent beneath ; scape-rounded ; spike cylindric, imbricated. P. max- 

 ima Jacq. 



Moist rocky situations. Can. and Maine. Pursh. July, Aug. %. 



Hooded Plantain. 

 ** Leaves liTiear. 



7. P. maritima Linn. : leaves linear, grooved, fleshy, hairy near the 

 base, mostly entire ; scape rounded ; spike cyhndric, dense ; cells of the 

 capsule l-seeded, P. paucifiora Pursh. 



Salt marshes. Mass. N. Y. Aug., Sept. %.— Scape 6—10 inches high. 

 Leaves fleshy, channelled above. Spike cylindric, short, the flowers at length 

 Bomewhat remote. Sea-side Plantain. 



