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Photographer: Elizabeth Parnis
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Family Plantaginaceae
Plantago major L.
broad-leaved plantain, common plantain, plantain
Plantago: from Latin planta meaning "foot print"
major: larger, greater (see minor)
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 6"-12" tall forb; fibrous roots |
| Flower: | white to green, 4-parted, 1/16" long; leaf-like, smooth, widely oval bracts below the flowers, 4 protruding stamens; inflorescence a 2"-12", dense, narrow, blunt spike less than 1/3" thick; blooms June-Aug. |
| Leaf: | 3-veined, widely elliptical to oval, stalk base green |
| Habitat: | disturbed areas, lawns |
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