buckhorn plantain
buckhorn plantain |
buckhorn plantain
| Scientific Name | Plantago lanceolata L. |
| Other Names | narrow leaf plantain, rib grass |
| Life Cycle | perennial |
| General Description | A perennial with narrow leaves forming a rosette. |
| Seedlings | Cotyledons are grass-like (long and linear) with a groove running down the center. Young leaves are lanceolate and parallel veined. |
| True Leaves and Stem | Leaves are lanceolate and parallel veined. Petioles wrap around the center of the rosette. Blades are mostly smooth, but may have a few hairs. Leaves may be erect, but prostrate in turf environments. |
| Roots | Short, woody underground stem with fiberous roots. |
| Flower and Fruit | White flowers are produced on long leafless stalks in dense cylindrical heads. Fruits are brown capsules containing two small brown seeds. |