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Plantago lanceolata
The plant is a rosette-forming perennial herb, with leafless, silky, hairy flower stems (10–40 cm/3.9–16 in). The basal leaves are lanceolate spreading or erect, scarcely toothed with 3-5 strong parallel veins narrowed to short petiole. Grouping leaf stalk deeply furrowed, ending in an oblong inflorescence of many small flowers each with a pointed bract. Each flower can produce up to two seeds. Flowers 4 mm (calyx green, corolla brownish), 4 bent back lobes with brown midribs, long white stamens.
It is a common weed of cultivated land.
P. lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies.
Spotted on Apr 2, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012
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This isn't Ribwort Plantain, for as you can see the head is hairy. Perhaps Plantago lagopus (mixed in with something like Plantago major). d