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Common Plantain

Plantago major

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Field Notes

Description:

Green leaves that seem to come right out of the ground in groups of two or three. They have "hair" on them. This is not native.

Habitat:

Open field in partial shade with regular watering at Lake Dixon park

Notes:

Aka Greater Plantain

Reference Links:

Calflora: Plantago major

Species ID Suggestions

Broadleaf plantain

Plantago major

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Dan Doucette
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Comments (2)
Mostly Microbe
A few herbalists I know use plantain leaves as a natural band-aid for insect bites and minor skin wounds. The narrow leaf variety, Plantago lanceolata, is the host plant for the Common Buckeye butterfly. A great, broad leaf lawn plant this is frequently killed by broad leaf weed killers used as lawn treatments.

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2011

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