''Plantago erecta'' is a flowering plant in the

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family, commonly known as the California plantain, foothill plantain, dot-seed plantain, English plantain, and dwarf plantain. ''Plantago erecta'' is a small, unassuming annual herb with needle-like leaves and translucent flowers clustered on a stalk. It grows in sandy, clay, or serpentine soils, on grassy slopes and flats or open woodland, found in

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. ''Plantago erecta'' is a host species for the Edith's checkerspot butterfly.

Distribution and habitat

''Plantago erecta'' is native to the

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, and is found in California, Oregon, and Baja California. It is found widely throughout California, except in the desert and northeastern portions of the state. In Baja California, ''Plantago erecta'' is found from the

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south to El Rosario and the Sierra de San Pedro Martir, but is also found in the southern part of the state in a disjunct distribution to the Sierra La Libertad. ''Plantago erecta'' is most commonly found in sandy, clay, or serpentine substrates, and usually grows on grassy slopes, flats, dunes, openings between shrubs, and open woodland. Populations of this plant are usually patchy and localized, usually with many individuals. Ecoregions that this species is a member of include coastal sage scrub, chaparral, mountains, coastal succulent scrub, and at the southern end of its range in Baja California, desert.

References

External links

Jepson Manual treatment: ''Plantago erecta''
— '' Jepson Manual Online''
Calflora — ''Plantago erecta''

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