Arnoglossum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Senecioneae
Subtribus: Tussilagininae
Genus: Arnoglossum
Species: A. album – A. atriplicifolium – A. diversifolium – A. floridanum – A. ovatum – A. plantagineum – A. reniforme – A. sulcatum
Name

Arnoglossum Raf., 1817.

Typus: A. plantagineum
Raf.
Synonyms

Cacalia sect. Conophora DC., 1838 (Prodr. 6:329)
Conophora (DC.) Nieuwl., 1914 (Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3:193)
Mesadenia Raf., 1838 (New Fl. 4:78)

Notes

Arnoglossum Gray (1821) = Plantago L.

References

Rafinesque, C.S. (1817) Fl. Ludov.:64
Anderson, Loran C. (2006) "Arnoglossum", in Flora of North America online

Vernacular names
English: Pale Indian Plantain

Arnoglossum is a North American genus of plants in the sunflower family, described as a genus in 1817.[1][3][4] They have the Common name Indian plantain because they resemble the unrelated common plantain (Plantago spp.).

Arnoglossum is a member of the tribe Senecioneae which has been undergoing extensive revisions in recent years. Many of the species now in the genus were formerly classified in other genera such as Cacalia, Mesadenia, and Senecio. The remaining species are all native to North America (Ontario and eastern United States).[5]

The name Arnoglossum is from the Greek word "arnos" meaning lamb, and "glossum" meaning tongue and is the ancient name for some species of Plantago.[1]

Species[1][2][5][6][7]

Arnoglossum album L.C.Anderson - Florida
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (L.)H.Rob. - Pale Indian Plantain - much of eastern + central USA
Arnoglossum diversifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) H.Rob. - Variable-leaved Indian Plantain - Georgia, Florida, Alabama
Arnoglossum floridanum (A.Gray) H.Rob. - Florida cacalia - Florida
Arnoglossum ovatum (Walter) H.Rob. - Ovateleaf cacalia - from eastern Texas to North Carolina
Arnoglossum plantagineum Raf. - Tuberous Indian-plantain or Groovestem Indian plaintain - from Ontario south as far as Texas and Alabama
Arnoglossum reniforme (Hook.) H.E. Robins. - eastern USA
Arnoglossum sulcatum (Fernald) H.Rob - Georgia Indian plaintain - Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi

References

Flora of North America. "232. Arnoglossum Rafinesque, Fl. Ludov. 64. 1817". 20: Page 542, 622. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
"Arnoglossum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. Florula Ludoviciana 64-65
Tropicos, Arnoglossum Raf.
Biota of North America 2013 county distribution maps
International Plant Names Index (2005). "International Plant Names Index". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Arnoglossum Raf". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-14.