Description | Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major) A perennial weed of lawns and waste places. |
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Plant Type | Weeds |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | very small found on a spike. |
Leaves | forms a basal rosette |
Propagation | spreads by seeds, a perennial |
Native Site | Native to Eurasia and maybe the United States. |
Misc Facts | Throughout history it has been used in many different concoctions to cure a slew of different ailments. In lawns it forms a flat rosette of leaves. AKA: Common Plantain |
Notes & Reference | #19-Common Weeds ( USDA Agricultural Research Service), #49-The History and Folklore of North American Wildflowers (Timothy Coffey) |