Family PLATIGINACEA 103 
5. Centunculus. 718. 
1. Centunculus minimus L. Chaff-weed. 
Rare in dry soil. Atkinson; Fairbury; Fairfield; Johnson. 
6. Dodecatheon. 719. 
1. Dodecatheon radicatum Greene. Shooting Star. 
Common along streams in the western part of the state. Paxton. 
2. PLANTAGINACE. 
Plantain Family. 
1. Plantago. 856. 
Leaves ovate, lanceolate or spatulate. 
Leaves ovate. 
Pyxis ovoid, circumscissile at the middle; foliage bitter. 
1. P. major. 
Pyxis oblong, circumscissile much below the middle; foliage not 
bitter. 2. P. rugelii. 
Leaves lanceolate or spatulate. 
Corolla of fertile flowers spreading. 
Pyxis circumscissile at the middle. 3. P. lanceolata. 
Pyxis circumscissile below the middle. 4, P. eriopoda. 
Corolla of the fertile flower erect. 8. P. virginica. 
Leaves linear or filiform. 
Bracts not much longer than the flowers. 
Leaves 3-8 mm. wide; spike dense. 5. P. purshii. 
Leaves 1 mm. wide; spike loosely flowered. 9. P. elongata. 
Bracts 2-10 times as long as the flowers. 
Bracts 7-17 mm. long, 2—5 times as long as the flowers. 
6. P. spinulosa. 
Bracts 10-30 mm. long, many times as long as the flowers. 
i. P: aristata. 
1. Plantago major L. Common Plantain. 
A common weed in waste places throughout the state. Anselmo; 
Belmont; Crete; Lincoln; Peru; Talmage; Tecumseh. 
2. Plantago rugelii Dec. Red-stemmed Plantain. 
In waste places, less common than the last. Crete; Ewing; Grand 
Island; Lincoln; Republican valley. 
3. Plantago lanceolata L. Buckhorn, Rib-grass. 
Common in the southeastern part of the state. Crete; Grand Island; 
Holdrege; Lincoln; Minden; O’Neill. 
4. Plantago eripoda Torr. Saline Plantain. 
In saline or alkaline soil. Alliance; Grand Island; Kearney; Sheri- 
dan county; Sidney; Wood River. 
5. Plantago purshii R. & S. 
A common weed in dry soil throughout the state. Anselmo; Calla- 
way; Deuel county; Fairbury; Lincoln; Perkins county; St. James; 
Sioux county; Wahoo. 
6. Plantago spinulosa Dec. 
In dry soil, mostly in waste places. Kearney; Minden. 
