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Plantago varia (Plantaginaceae) 3:561
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| Plantago varia (Variable Plantain) is a very common, largish, native species. It
is a rosette herb with a taproot. It grows in rocky places in a wide range of environments (including lawns, pasture, roadsides
etc). The leaves are mostly 6-20 cm long, and 3-20 mm wide, and
hairy. They do not have a distinct petiole and are held at least partly
upright. They have tufts of long, reddish hairs at the bases. There
are several similar species. The rare grassland species, P.
gaudichaudiana, has very narrow leaves. The rare forest
understorey species, P. debilis,
and the more widespread species, P.
hispida, have short white or yellow-brown hairs at the bases
of the leaves. P.
antarctica is alpine. |
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