Plantago rigida, colloquially known as "Colchón de agua" (water mattress), is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family found in the high-altitude páramo biome of South America.
Plantago rigida | |
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Plantago rigida on Cotopaxi, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Plantago |
Species: | P. rigida |
Binomial name | |
Plantago rigida Kunth | |
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.[1]
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