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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Plantago major
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Common Plantain at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago major
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-002:
Plantago major
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
COMMON NAME:
Common Plantain, White Man's Foot
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_plma2_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_plantago_major_71750
June Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
Scape solid, terete, erect. Spike 4-22cm long, dense in flower and fruit, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm060813_314
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Lvs glabrous to very pubescent, petioles green (rarely w slight purple tinge), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Plantago major
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago major
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-002:
Plantago major
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
1100
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Europe /possibly native to northeast US
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Variable
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed corolla
4 well exserted stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule dehiscing circumscissily
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p146
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p398
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p213
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p097
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses p161