''Plantago holosteum'' is an

annual plant An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies. The length of growing seasons and period in which they take place vary according to geographical ...

of the family

Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as snapdragon and foxglove. It is unrelated to the banana-like fruit also called "plantain." In older cl ...

and the genus ''

Plantago ''Plantago'' is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, commonly called plantains or fleaworts. The common name plantain is shared with the unrelated cooking plantain. Most are herbaceous plants, though a ...

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Description

''Plantago holosteum'' grows to in height. The flowering period extends from May to June.Acta Plantarum
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Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in South-eastern Europe, especially in the Carpathian Mountains. It prefers dry grasslands, arid and sunny grassy areas on carbonate substrates, at an elevation of above sea level.

References

holosteum ''Holosteum'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae with 3 or 4 species native from southern Europe through central and south western Asia and in Africa. They are herbs with an annual life span, some growing as winter annuals. The ...

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