Leafless hairy silky flower stems up to 32 in. long have cone-shaped flower clusters at the tip. Flowers (4mm diam.) have agreen calyx, brown corolla and long white well-exserted stamens. Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 3-29-08. © Joan Avise |
English Plantain Plantago lanceolata A rosette-forming perennial found in damp disturbed places. The fresh mildly astringent leaves are edible, used for salad, cooked, or steeped for tea. The raw seeds have a laxative effect when mixed with water. Plantaginaceae Back to Plantaginaceae of Orange County, California |
Green calyx, brown corolla, long white exserted stamens. Yorba Regional Park, Anaheim, CA. 2-16-08. © Joan Avise |
Four fused sepals, 4 fused petals; 4 exserted stamens. Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 5-03-09. © Joan Avise |
Parallel-veined basal leaves in a rosette Yorba Regional Park, Anaheim, CA. 2-08. © Joan Avise |
Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 3-29-08. © Joan Avise |
8-32 in. high; flower spike 4 x higher than rosette Yorba Regional Park, Anaheim, CA. 2-16-08. © Joan Avise |