/%20dense%20flowering%20spike,%20cone%20shaped%20at%20apex%20Caspers%20Wilderness%20Park,%20San%20Juan%20Capistrano,%20CA.%20%203-29-08%20098.jpg) 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%20calyx,%20brown%20corolla,%20long%20white%20exserted%20stamens%20Yorba%20Regional%20Park,%20Anaheim,%20CA.%202-16-08%20013.jpg) Green calyx, brown corolla, long white exserted stamens. Yorba Regional Park, Anaheim, CA. 2-16-08. © Joan Avise |
/4%20fused%20sepals,%204%20fused%20petals;%204%20exserted%20stamens%20Caspers%20Wilderness%20Park,%20San%20Juan%20Capistrano,%20CA.%20%205-03-09%20055.jpg) Four fused sepals, 4 fused petals; 4 exserted stamens. Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 5-03-09. © Joan Avise |
/parallel%20veined%20basal%20leaves%20in%20a%20rosette%20Yorba%20Regional%20Park,%20Anaheim,%20CA.%20%202-08.JPG) Parallel-veined basal leaves in a rosette Yorba Regional Park, Anaheim, CA. 2-08. © Joan Avise |
/Caspers%20Wilderness%20Park,%20San%20Juan%20Capistrano,%20CA.%20%203-29-08%20021.jpg) Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 3-29-08. © Joan Avise |
/8-32%20in.%20high;%20flower%20spike%204%20x%20higher%20than%20rosette%20Yorba%20Regional%20Park,%20Anaheim,%20CA.%202-16-08%20018.jpg) 8-32 in. high; flower spike 4 x higher than rosette Yorba Regional Park, Anaheim, CA. 2-16-08. © Joan Avise |