Buckhorn Plantain

  • Buckhorn Plantain
  • Buckhorn Plantain
  • Buckhorn Plantain
Buckhorn Plantain
Buckhorn Plantain
Buckhorn Plantain

Scientific Name: Plantago lanceolata L.
Other Names: narrow leaf plantain, rib grass
Life Cycle: perennial
General Description: A perennial with narrow leaves forming a rosette.
Seedlings: Cotyledons are grass-like (long and linear) with a groove running down the center. Young leaves are lanceolate and parallel veined.
True Leaves and Stem: Leaves are lanceolate and parallel veined. Petioles wrap around the center of the rosette. Blades are mostly smooth, but may have a few hairs. Leaves may be erect, but prostrate in turf environments.
Roots: Short, woody underground stem with fiberous roots.
Flower and Fruit: White flowers are produced on long leafless stalks in dense cylindrical heads. Fruits are brown capsules containing two small brown seeds.