Plantago lanceolata

Common Name: 
narrowleaf plantain, buckhorn, buckhorn plantain, English plantain, ribgrass, ribwort
Scientific Name: 
Plantago lanceolata L.
Family Name: 
Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and basal shoots
Stems
reproductive scapes, upright, leafless, ridged
Stems of Narrowleaf Plantain
Stems of Narrowleaf Plantain
Leaves
lanceolate to linear, veins parallel and conspicuous below, somewhat upright basal rosette
Leaves of Narrowleaf Plantain
Leaves of Narrowleaf Plantain
Flowers
4-petaled, greenish-white flowers, very small, long stamens, paper-like bracts; terminal heads cylindrical, dense, spirally arranged
Flowers of Narrowleaf Plantain
Flowers of Narrowleaf Plantain
Seed Pods
dehiscing around middle, circumscissile, 2-seeded