Plantago virginica
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Photos Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Plantago virginica |
| Common name: | Virginia plantain |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | annual; biennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | up to 8" |
| Foliage: | simple basal leaves, 2-4", bracts hairy |
| Flower: | green to brown, in spikes 1-1/4"-4" tall |
| Flowering time: | blooms mid April to June; fruits late May to June |
| Habitat: | dry, open, sandy, disturbed ground of roadside, fields, lawns |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide, rarely in the Pine barrens |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |