Plantago virginica
pale-seed plantain, paleseed indianwheat, virginia plantain, paleseed indian-wheat, dwarf plantain, paleseed plantain, hoary plantain, southern plantain
Family
Plantaginaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire, dentate, repand
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblanceolate, obovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
March - June
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.2
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, biennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
FACU
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
3
Natural History
Grows in thin soil over rocks, along roadsides, in open thickets and flat woods, salt marshes and dunes along the coast and dry open slopes throughout Louisiana and the eastern third of Texas. Ranges from New York south to Florida and west to Texas. Correll and Johnston (1979) report it to be introduced farther west.
Habitat
Thin soil over rocks, along roadsides, in open thickets and flat woods, salt marshes and dunes along the coast and dry open slopes, pastures, rocky open woodlands.