plantain, buckhorn
| COMMON NAME: | Plantain, buckhorn | |
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Plantago lanceolata | |
| FAMILY: | Plantaginaceae | |
| LIFECYCLE: | Perennial | |
| FEATURES: | Rosette, tap root. Leaves are lanceolate with prominent linear veins that run the length of the leaf. Leaf hairs prominent early, but become less so as plant ages. Seedhead a stalk with apical compact inflorescence- 1 to 3 cm in length. Seedheads not branching numerous. |
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| DESCRIPTION: | Rosette forming perennial common in pastures, along roadsides, and in some low-maintenance managed turf. Often mistaken as monocot because of linear leaf veins. Not prominent in lower mowed, high maintenance turf. |
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