Plantaginaceae

(plan-ta-jin-AY-see-ee)
– a family in the Lamiales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 29 not-too-obscure plants that are in the Plantain Family:

The Plantain Family is currently divided into some 12 tribes.  Our St. Louis plants represent 6 of those tribes: ANT = Antirrhineae tribe / CAL = Callitricheae tribe / CHE = Cheloneae tribe / GRA = Gratioleae tribe / PLA = Plantagineae tribe /  VER = Veroniceae tribe.

• Bacopa rotundifolia (Disk Waterhyssop) GRA [CC6]

• Callitriche heterophylla  (Twoheaded Water Starwort) CAL [CC6]
• Callitriche terrestris (Terrestrial Water Starwort) CAL [CC3]

• Chelone glabra (Turtlehead) CHE [CC8]
• Collinsia verna (Blue-Eyed Mary) CHE [CC7]

• Gratiola neglecta (Clammy Hedgehyssop) GRA [CC4]
• Gratiola virginiana (Roundfruit Hedgehyssop) GRA [CC8]

• Kickxia elatine (Sharpleaf Cancerwort) ANT [intro]
• Leucospora multifida (Obi-Wan Conobea) GRA [CC3]
• Linaria vulgaris (Butter and Eggs) ANT [intro]

• Nuttallanthus canadensis (Canada Toadflax) ANT [CC3]
• Nuttallanthus texanus (Texas Toadflax) ANT [CC3]

• Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue) CHE [CC3]
• Penstemon pallidus (Pale Beardtongue) CHE [CC5]

• Plantago aristata (Largebracted Plantain) PLA [CC1]
• Plantago cordata (Heartleaf Plantain) PLA [CC10]
• Plantago elongata (Slender Plantain) PLA [CC1]
• Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) PLA [intro]
• Plantago major (Broadleaf Plantain) PLA [intro]
• Plantago rugelii (Blackseed Plantain) PLA [CC0]
• Plantago virginica (Virginia Plantain) PLA [CC1]

• Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Water Speedwell) VER [intro]
• Veronica arvensis (Corn Speedwell) VER [intro]
• Veronica hederifolia (Ivyleaf Speedwell) VER [intro]
• Veronica peregrina (Purslane Speedwell) VER [CC0]
• Veronica persica (Bird’s-Eye Speedwell) VER [intro]
• Veronica polita (Gray Field Speedwell) VER [intro]
• Veronica serpyllifolia (Thymeleaf Speedwell) VER [intro]

• Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s Root) VER [CC7]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism