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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago aristata   FAMILY Plantaginaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago aristata   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)

Plantago aristata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-005:

Plantago aristata   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Plantago aristata

 

COMMON NAME:
Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_plar3_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm140411_822

April    Spartanburg County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm0405z_15

May    Greenville County    SC

Field

Leaves narrow, dark green, not fleshy, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).

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JK Marlow    jkm120512_711

May    Greenville County    SC

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm140524_175

May    Spartanburg County    SC

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Roxanna Martin    rlm52110_136

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Basal leaves to 8" long are linear or very narrowly elliptic, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm52110_139

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Separated from other Plantains by its narrow leaves and long hairy bracts, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm52110_141

May    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

Roxanna Martin    rlm52111_108

May    Spartanburg County    SC

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Roxanna Martin    rlm52310_96

May    Spartanburg County    SC

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Roxanna Martin    rlm53010_646

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Spike 1-6" long with stiff bracts protruding from the flower cluster, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

Roxanna Martin    rlm53010_657

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Linear floral bracts to 1" long extend well past the flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm53010_662

May    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm0506q_12

June    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

Found in disturbed areas, esp dry, barren exposed soil, per Weakley's Flora.

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JK Marlow    jkm190608_9080

June    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm210603_1010

June    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm210605_1098

June    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm210605_1101

June    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm210626_1734_copy

June    Oconee County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm220607_8417

June    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

Roxanna Martin    rlm61811_122

June    Spartanburg County    SC

The small whitish flowers are about 0.15" wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

Roxanna Martin    rlm61811_129

June    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Plantago aristata, Bracted Plantain, Large-bracted Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain

Roxanna Martin    rlm6411_79

June    Spartanburg County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm120727_850

July    Spartanburg County    SC

Fruits are 2-seeded capsules, circumscissile near the middle, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Plantago aristata   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Plantago aristata   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Plantago aristata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 172-01-005:
Plantago aristata   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Plantago aristata

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1098

Forb
Winter annual

Habitat: Sandy and other barren soils, disturbed areas, especially dry, barren, exposed soil, such as clay soils denuded by bulldozing, per Weakley's Flora

Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Spikes brownish or green; flowers whitish, translucent
Bilaterally symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed corolla
4 barely exserted stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule dehiscing circumscissily

 

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