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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Plantaginaceae
Plantago lanceolata L.
English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, plantain, ribgrass
Plantago: from Latin planta meaning "foot print"
lanceolata: lance-shaped
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual/biennial/perennial, 1 1/2'- 2' tall forb; fibrous roots |
| Flower: | white, 4-parted, 1/8" long; inflorescence a 1"-3", very dense, oval to cylindrical, 1/3" thick spike; blooms June-Aug. |
| Leaf: | usually pointing upward, 4"-16" long, narrowly elliptical with a pointed tip, and 3 to several parallel veins |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, lawns |
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