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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Plantaginaceae
Plantago rugelii Decne.
American plantain, black-seeded plantain, red-stalked plantain, Rugel's plantain
Plantago: from Latin planta meaning "foot print"
rugelii: for Ferdinand Ignatius Xavier Rugel (1806-1879)
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3"-12" tall forb; fibrous roots |
| Flower: | green to white, 4-parted, 1/16" long; leaf-like, smooth, lance-like to triangular bracts below the flowers; inflorescence a 2"-12", dense, narrow tapering spike less than 1/3" thick; blooms June-Aug. |
| Leaf: | 3-veined, widely elliptical to oval, stalk base reddish |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, lawns |
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