Common Plantain

Common Plantain

Plantago major

Plantain Family - Plantaginaceae

Leaves strongly ribbed, up to 6 inches long and 4 inches wide, margins entire or shallow toothed and long-stalked with green coloration at the base of the stalk. Compare with Pale Plantain (Plantago rugelii). (Photographed - late June)

A pencil-like spike, arising from basal leaves, consists of closely massed, tiny, greenish-white to brownish flowers.

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