Common name:
Plantain

Family name:
Plantaginaceae

Botanical name:
Plantago spp.

Flowering/fruiting season:
Spring

Location:
Very common and widespread in the region (Eddy et al., 1998:128)

Plantain

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Horticulture :
P. lanceolata is a common weed in gardens; P. muelleri has 'thick bright green leaves' and will grow in a rockery; 'never allow to dry out.' Reproduce by plant division. (Wrigley & Fagg, 1998:179).

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Use code:
LEA

Photo by Daphne Nash.

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