Common Plantain

Common Plantain, Broadleaf Plantain

Plantago major L.

Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)

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Common Broadleaf Plantain:

rosette forming, simple perennial with fibrous root systems in the Plantaginaceae (Plantain) family
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