Plantago coronopus L. (crow's-foot plantain)
Plantago coronopus L. (crow's-foot plantain)
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Habitat: | ruderal, sandy and rocky coasts |
Growth habit: | herbaceous |
Plant size: | 5 - 30 cm |
Flower colour: | whitish |
Flowering time | March - October |
Leaf characteristics: | rosette; lanceolate, 1-2 deep irregularly pinnately lobed, hairy to glabrous |
Flower characteristics: | 3 - 10 cm long, narrow, whorled spikes on stalks that tower well above the leaves |
Fruits: | Capsule with 4 - 5 seeds |
Special features: | Leaves pressed to the ground |