General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Si (Silicon)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind

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Common names
  • Desert Indianwheat
  • Blonde Psyllium
  • Blonde Plantain

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photo credit: Stan Shebs

Photo credit: Stan Shebs
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 19, 2013 8:29 AM concerning plant:
    This introduced species can be found growing wild in the southwestern United States.

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