Plantago aucklandica is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae that is endemic to the subantarctic Auckland Islands, New Zealand. Joseph Dalton Hooker described P. aucklandica in his Flora Antarctica in 1844. Plants of this plantain are large with large leaves, up to seven veins, wide petioles, colliculate seeds, and long spikes with dozens of flowers and one-seeded fruits. This species in considered to be At Risk - Naturally Uncommon, as it is an island endemic with a restricted range.
Plantago aucklandica
Plate XLII in Flora Antarctica
P. aucklandica rosette leaves
Scape with many fruits (one-seeded capsules) of Plantago aucklandica
The Auckland Islands are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying 465 km (289 mi) south of the South Island. The main Auckland Island, occupying 460 km2 (180 sq mi), is surrounded by smaller Adams Island, Enderby Island, Disappointment Island, Ewing Island, Rose Island, Dundas Island, and Green Island, with a combined area of 570 km2 (220 sq mi). The islands have no permanent human inhabitants.
The Auckland Islands as seen by STS-89 in 1998, with the northwest towards the top of the image
Restored grave of Jabez Peters, first officer of the Dundonald, in the graveyard on the main island.
Auckland's southern coast
Gentianella concinna, an endemic plant of the Auckland Islands.
