Plantago lanceolata
buckhorn plantain, english plantain, lanceleaf indianwheat, lanceleaf plantain, ribgrass, ribwort, narrowleaf plantain, narrow-leaved plantain
Family
Plantaginaceae
Leaf Arrangement
basal (rosulate)
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
May - October
Height (meters)
0.3 - 0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
annual, biennial, perennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
FAC
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
-1
Cultural Information
Seeds germinate from 65-85 degrees F (20 to 30 C) in either light or darkness (Povilaitis 1956). Thompson (1941) found brown plump seeds to have a high viability, brown shriveled seeds to have a low viability, and black shriveled seeds to be non-viable.
Habitat
Waste ground, roadsides, pastures, fields, lawns.