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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago indica
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Sand Plantain is our only plantain with multiple flowering heads atop each stem. It also is unique in having many stem leaves. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago arenaria
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Plantago indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Plantago indica
(?) Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Plantago arenaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Plantago psyllium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-011:
Plantago psillium FAMILY Plantaginaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sand Plantain, Leafy-stemmed Plantain, Psyllium, Flaxseed Plantain
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_plar6_001_lvd
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Jan Haldeman jhh_plantago_psyllium_inf
May Dare County NC
Densely flowered/fruited spike 0.8-1.8cm long; stamens & stigmas well-exserted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Jan Haldeman jhh_plantago_psyllium_l
May Dare County NC
Plant usually with opposite branches. Leaves opposite cauline, linear, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
Mousetail and Plantain
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago indica
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago arenaria
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Plantago indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Plantago indica
(?)
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Plantago arenaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Plantago psyllium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-011:
Plantago psillium
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
3517
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas; introduced from Eurasia, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Waif(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Spikes brownish or green
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!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".