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Plantago gaudichaudii (Plantaginaceae) not in the Student's
Flora
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| Plantago
gaudichaudii
(Narrow Plantain) is largish, rare, native rosette herb with a taproot. It is known in Tasmania from only one grassland
near Hobart. The leaves are up to 30cm long, very narrow (only about
7mm wide), and more-or-less hairless. They have thick petioles almost as long as the
blades. The
leaves are held at least partly upright and have short white or
yellow-brown hairs at the bases of the leaves. There are several
similar species, all of which have relatively wide leaves. These are
a very common weed species, P.
varia; a forest understorey species, P.
debilis; a hairy-leaved species, P.
hispida; and an alpine species, P.
antarctica. There is some doubt whether this species is
really distinct from P. varia. |
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