Southern Plantain Plantago virginica
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Plantago virginica var. viridescens
- Phonetic Spelling
- plan-TA-go vir-JIN-ih-kuh
- Description
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Paleseed Plantain is a native annual or biennial weed with very wooly foliage and a taproot. It can be found in sandy prairies and fields, rocky cliffs or slopes, gravelly areas along railroads and roadsides, and disturbed areas. This species is usually found in disturbed areas with scant vegetation. It is not as prolific a self-seeder as some of the other plantains and so will not become a problem in lawns and landscapes unless the soil is especially sandy or gravelly.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Plantago
- Species:
- virginica
- Family:
- Plantaginaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Biennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- North America
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 3 in. - 0 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 3 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Native Plant
- Weed
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 4-8" tall and unbranched with tiny 1/8" white flowers from mid-spring to early summer. Flowers are wind pollinated.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblanceolate
- Obovate
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Medium green leaves 3-5 veins can grow up to 6" long and 3" wide but are typically half this size various sizes oblanceolate, obovate, and oval. Petioles are reddish and winged. Covered with short white hairs.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Problems:
- Weedy
