Buckhorn plantain – Plantago lanceolata
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Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
MI Status
Non-native
Life cycle
Rosette-forming simple perennial.
Leaves
All leaves originate from a basal rosette. Cotyledons are very narrow and grasslike. Leaves are narrow, linear and elongated with parallel veins and generally smooth leaf margins. Long hairs may be present at the leaf base.
Stems
No visible above ground stem. Semi-woody taproot present.
Flowers and fruit
Long, leafless stalks bear dense, cylinder-shaped flowering spikes and fruit. Single flowers are inconspicuous. Fruiting capsules yield two narrowly oval, brown to black, shiny seeds indented on one side.
Reproduction
Seeds and basal shoots.
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