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Plantago virginica L.
Virginia Plantain
Southern Plantain
Dwarf Plantain
Florida native
Common plant of disturbed sites throughout Florida and much of the continental United States.
This species has hairy elliptic to oblanceolate leaves over 1 cm wide, either entire or toothed. The flowering part of the scape will be nearly 3/4 the entire length.
Plantago virginica is a member of the Plantaginaceae - Plantain family.
Other species of the Plantago genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Plantago lanceolata - NARROWLEAF PLANTAIN
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Jan 23, 2024
