New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Blackseed plantain |
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Rugel's Plantain |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Green Other: Four tiny green sepals, four microscopic white petals, protruding stamens and styles |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Fall |
| Inflorescence Height: | 6-10 inches |
| Foliage Mound Height: | 1-4 inches |
| Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Ca (Calcium) Mg (Magnesium) S (Sulfur) Fe (Iron) Mn (Manganese) Si (Silicon) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Posted by Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on May 30, 2016 10:30 AM This is an eastern and central North American species very similar to the European species, Common Plantain (Plantago major) . According to Minnesota Wildflowers, the native has purple bases to the leaf stalks and more elongated seed pods. Illinois Wildflowers mentions that the seed pods on the native species split open at the bottom, while the seed pods on the European species split open in the middle. The leaf stem and blade on the native are sometimes longer, up to 14 inches instead of 11 inches, but that's rare when the plants are growing in a regularly mown lawn. [ Reply to this comment | |
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