Plantago coronopus
Common name
buck’s horn plantain
Family
Plantaginaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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PLACOR
Habitat
Terrestrial. Extensively naturalised in coastal areas. common around lowland lakes inland, in waste places and other modified areas.
Features
Annual or perennial herb with persistent taproot. Leaves all radical, 120 x 5 mm with 1-4 pairs of lobes or teeth. Flowering stem up to 45 cm long, usually clothed in hairs, cylindrical spike contains many flowers. Capsule up to 2 mm long, usually containing 4 small pinkish-brown seeds.
Similar taxa
P. coronopis is a very variable species in New Zealand. Can be distinguished by the combination of the radical leaves with lobes or teeth, and the scape with many flowers.
Flowering
July, August, September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1873
Origin
Europe, W. Asia
Etymology
plantago: Old Latin name for flat-leaved plants
Reason For Introduction
Accidental
Reproduction
Seed.
Seed
seed is produced.
Dispersal
Soil movement, people.
Tolerances
Highly salt tolerant.