''Plantago nubicola'' is a plant found in

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, Bolivia, and

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. It was long classified as ''Bougueria nubicola'', the only species in the genus ''Bougueria'', and indeed it has a number of characteristics which make it different from the rest of ''Plantago''. Nor is its placement in ''Plantago'' easy to reconcile with its geographical distribution (in particular, its closest relative appears to be '' Plantago ovata'' which is found in the Mediterranean and only recently introduced to North America). However, molecular data from several studies places ''P. nubicola'' within the genus ''Plantago''.

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nubicola Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne {{Plantaginaceae-stub