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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 4 to 12 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Small, oval capsule containing two light brown seeds
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Si (Silicon)

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Common names
  • Dwarf Plantain
  • Virginia Plantain
  • Hoary Plantain
  • Paleseed Indianwheat
  • Southern Plantain

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Location: February, 2024
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-04-10
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-04-10 
Lawn weed

Date: 2004-05-02
Stephen J. Baskauf (http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)

Date: 2004-05-04
Stephen J. Baskauf (http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-03-18
Although not as popular as P. major, the slightly fuzzy leaves ar
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-03-18
flower heads
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-02-21
basal leaves

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