平车前(原亚种) ping che qian (yuan ya zhong)

Plantago depressa var. magnibracteata T. Tanaka & T. K. Zheng; P. sibirica Poiret; P. tibetica J. D. Hooker.

Annuals or winter annuals. Taproot ± fleshy. Leaves sparsely pubescent; leaf blade 3-12 × 1-3.5 cm, margin repand-crenate, irregularly serrate, or dentate. Anthers 0.6-1.1 mm. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Jul-Sep. 2n = 12.

Meadows, fields, roadsides, wet places; near sea level to 4500 m. Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang, Yunnan [Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, E Russia].