Botanical name: Plantago lanceolata
Common names: Ribwort plantain
Characteristics
- Grows in grasslands, field edges, cultivated grounds, lawns.
- Brown, oval flower heads on top of thin, wiry stems bloom between April and October
- Spear-shaped leaves that form a rosette at the base of the plant.
- Seed-heads provide food for birds in winter.
- Oblong leaves are deeply divided.
Location
Poet’s path
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