*Plantago coronopus ssp. commutata (Guss.) Pilger

Scapes 1.3–2.3 mm diam., rarely less, stout, shorter than the leaves or equalling them. Spikes very dense; the flowers appressed. Bracts mostly longer than or as long as the sepals, acute or obtuse. Coast. Waste land. Introd. from the Mediterranean. Fl. spring–summer