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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Plantago lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-004:
Plantago lanceolata FAMILY Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Plantago lanceolata
COMMON NAME:
English Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain, Rib-grass, Narrowleaf Plantain
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_plla_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm160331_210
March Greenville County SC
Field
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Gill Newberry gn04_p_lanceolata_inf
April
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Gill Newberry gn04_p_lanceolata_plant_c
April
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JK Marlow jkm0504n_17
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Perennial with a distinctive rosette of leaves, per Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992).
COMPARE
Mousetail and Plantain
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JK Marlow jkm120406_614
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow s050421_ef
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Leaves 4-16" long and less than 1/16th as wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow s050421_ef2
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Ribbed veins on lower leaf surface, per Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992).
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Roxanna Martin rlm53010_508
May Spartanburg County SC
Spike 1-8cm long, densely flowered and fruited, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm5711_57
May Spartanburg County SC
Stamens & stigmas well-exserted; stamens mature before the stigmas, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm5711_58
May Spartanburg County SC
Flowers have spreading to reflexed lobes & open first at the bottom of spike, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Roxanna Martin rlm5711_63
May Spartanburg County SC
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Tim Spira tpsplanceolata
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Plantago lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-004:
Plantago lanceolata
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Plantago lanceolata
1099
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Spikes grayish, whitish, or yellowish; flowers whitish
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed corolla
4 well exserted stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule dehiscing circumscissily
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p378
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p533
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p398
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p212
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p203
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p097
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p280
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p234
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p276
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p160
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