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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Plantaginaceae
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
woolly plantain
Plantago: from Latin planta meaning "foot print"
patagonica: of Patagonia
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 5"-10" tall forb very woolly all over; taprooted |
| Flower: | white to green, 4-parted, tiny; leaf-like, hairy, short bracts below the flowers; inflorescence a 2" woolly, cylindrical spike; blooms June-Aug. |
| Leaf: | mostly linear, stalks flaring and papery at the sheathing base |
| Habitat: | dry; prairies, roadsides; in sandy soil |
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