Blackseed Plantain
Blackseed Plantain
Plantago rugelii Dcne.
Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)
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Blackseed Plantain:
- rosette forming, simple perennial with fibrous root systems
- leaves oval, narrowing near attachment to crown
- larger leaves, purplish leaf base = blackseed plantain
- smaller leaves, green leaf base = common broadleaf plantain
- flowers all along an upright spike (not clustered as with buckhorn plantain)
- blooms spring to early summer
- reproduces readily by seed