PLANTAGINACE^ 249 



Distribution. — Sub-spontaneous at Neuveville and Vully only in 

 Switzerland. Native in ^the French Jura, Dauphiny, Savoy, 

 Provence, .Cevennes, Pyrenees, Corsica, Sardinia, Spain, Sicily, 

 Italy, Dalmatia, Algeria. 



In abundance near the roadside below Lanslebourg, in the 

 valley of the Arc, at about 3000 feet ; the road itself is thickly 

 strewn with cut spikes of Lavender in August, for a lavender-water 

 factory is there. 



Lavandula latifoUa Vill. (L. spica L. part). 



This is perhaps only a variety with broader leaves, and rather 

 smaller flowers, which are pale violet. 



Dry hills in Dauphiny and elsewhere in Southern France, Spain, 

 Balearic Isles, Italy, Dalmatia, Algeria, and Tunis. 



PLANTAGINACE^ 

 Flowers small, green, in leafless, crowded spikes. Sepals 4, 

 persistent. Corolla 4-lobed. Stamens 4, with large exserted 

 anthers. Ovary free, 2-4 celled. Stigma feathery. 



Plantago L. Plantain. 



Leaves all radical, with strong parallel ribs. 

 Plantago alpina L. 



Root long and tampering, woody. Scape 6-9 inches long. Spike 

 about I inch long. Leaves linear, 3-nerved, turning black when 

 dry. Corolla-tube hairy. 



Alpine and sub-alpine pastures up to 9000 feet. June to August. 



Distribution. — ^Alps, Jura, Pyrenees, Spain, Bavaria. 

 Plantago montana Lam. 



Leaves shorter than in alpina, linear-lanceolate and more spread- 

 ing, 3-5 nerved, glabrous or slightly hairy. Spike few-flowered. 

 Corolla-tube glabrous. 



Alpine pastures up to 8500 feet. June to August. 



Distribution. — Alps and Pyrenees. 

 Plantago fuscescens Jord. 



Scape 8-10 inches high, covered with silky hairs, like the whole 

 plant. Spike many-flowered, with large oval-orbicular bracts. 

 Corolla-tube glabrous. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, with 

 5-7 nerves, densely covered with silky hairs. 



Alpine pastures from about 5600-7300 feet ; very local. 



Distribution. — S. Tyrol (Mte. Baldo) and Western Alps. 



Common in some of the Maritime and Ligurian Alps. Doubtfully 

 recorded from two places in the Valais. 



Plantago major and P. media are also common in the lower Alpine 

 region. 



