Abstract
A comparative study was made of the seeds of the official Plantago ovata Forskal, the homegrown variety of Plantago ovata, and three Texas Plantago species: Plantago Helleri Small, Plantago inflexa Morris, and Plantago rhodosperma Decne. The investigation was carried out by making morphological and histological comparisons of the seeds and quantitative and qualitative comparisons of the mucilage content. It was found that the mucilage content of each of the Texas species is slightly less than that of Plantago ovata Forskal. However, the abundant occurrence and ease of cultivating and harvesting of the Texas species make them an excellent potential commercial crop. The homegrown variety of P. ovata was found to yield a percentage of mucilage equal to that of the imported variety, and commercial production of this species in the United States would seem to be warranted.
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