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Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Photo by AnthonyGreen
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Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata
LauraMaria
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Comments (3)
SarahWhitt
Here's something funny about this plant...you can wrap the stem around the head -- give it a tug, & the head flies off! Use to pick them as kids & see how far we could "fling" the heads!!! :)
LauraMaria
I believe that's ribwort? The ones with the little white flowers that is :)

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