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*Plantago lanceolata Linnaeus. Common name: English Plantain, Rib-grass, Narrowleaf Plantain. Phenology: Apr-Nov. Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, Fl6, FNA17, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Rosatti (1984); > Plantago altissima L. — F; > Plantago lanceolata L. var. angustifolia Poir. — G; > Plantago lanceolata L. var. lanceolata — F, G; > Plantago lanceolata L. var. sphaerostachya Mert. & Koch — F, G. Basionym: Plantago lanceolata L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Plantago lanceolata - FNA17

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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NCBG trait

Intro: Erect perennial from a basal rosette, found in lawns, fields, roadsides, clearings and other open, disturbed areas. Native of Eurasia.

Stems: Stems 1 or more hairy, leafless flowering scapes from a dense basal rosette.

Leaves: Leaves basal, narrowly elliptic or lance-shaped, 4-10 in. long, with 3-5 parallel veins, smooth to sparsely hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in dense, conical spike (3/4-2 in. long) at top of each scape; white; less than 1/4 in. wide; consisting of a tiny corolla with 4 spreading lobes, 4 sepals, some papery bracts, and the most conspicuous feature--strongly protruding stamens.

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Height: 6-24 in.

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description: Erect perennial from a basal rosette, found in lawns, fields, roadsides, clearings and other open, disturbed areas. Native of Eurasia.

stems: Stems 1 or more hairy, leafless flowering scapes from a dense basal rosette.

leaves: Leaves basal, narrowly elliptic or lance-shaped, 4-10 in. long, with 3-5 parallel veins, smooth to sparsely hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in dense, conical spike (3/4-2 in. long) at top of each scape; white; less than 1/4 in. wide; consisting of a tiny corolla with 4 spreading lobes, 4 sepals, some papery bracts, and the most conspicuous feature--strongly protruding stamens.

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