English plantain
English plantain
Plantago lanceolata
Plantain Family - Plantaginaceae
Numerous lance-like, strongly ribbed (3 to 5) basal leaves with flower heads forming short compact cluster at the tip of a long, leafless, grooved stalk. Greenish-white tiny closely associated flowers each with 2 prominent stamens.
(Photographed at Eagle Lake - July 19, 2002)
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