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Plantago hispida (Plantaginaceae) not in the Student's Flora
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| Plantago hispida
(Hairy Plantain) is largish, native rosette herb with a
taproot. It grows in rocky places. The leaves are mostly 4-9 cm long,
and 3-15 mm wide, and usually very hairy. They have thick petioles almost as long as the
blades. The
leaves are held at least partly upright and have short white or
brown hairs at the bases of the leaves. There are several similar
species. The very common weed species, P.
varia and the rare grassland species, P.
gaudichaudiana, have long reddish hairs at the bases of the
leaves. P. debilis, a
rare forest understorey species. has loose flower spikes. P.
antarctica is alpine. |
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