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Plantago gentianoides Sibth. et Sm.

Flora Europaea           The most common alpine plantain species, present in Romania only in the mountains hich passes over 2000m asl, along creeks and glacial lakes. A flowering individual from Bulgaria can be seen here. A curious disjunct species, present in the northern Balkans and the southern Carpathians and in Tien Shan Mountains in Turkestan. Retezat Mountains, Hunedoara county, September 2006. dr. Ioan Ghira, ighira2002@yahoo.com