Common name:
Hoary plantain
Family:
Scientific name:
Plantago media
Main flower color:
Range:
England and east Wales
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, disturbed ground, rocky places, often coastal
Flowers:
Tiny; 2 mm across, with a short, white, four-lobed corolla and four much longer stamens, which have pinkish filaments topped by white anthers. The inflorescence is a narrow, elongated cluster, extending up to 15 cm along the leafless stalk
Leaves:
Broad, elliptical, tapering smoothly at the base to short stalks, crossed by between five and nine parallel veins. In a flat, basal rosette. Sparsely covered by short, downy hairs
Season:
May to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
