Plantago varia

Native Plaintain at Yarralumla, ACT

Plantago varia at Yarralumla, ACT - 13 Nov 2016
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Identification history

Plantago varia 16 Nov 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Plantago varia 14 Nov 2016 BettyDonWood
Plantago gaudichaudii 14 Nov 2016 Ratcliffe

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   15 Nov 2016
In Plantago gaudichaudii, the length:width ratio in the leaves is 10-15. These are much wider than that. It could also be Plantago debilis or Plantago hispida, which have much smaller flowers than Plantago varia, and tufts of white to golden brown hairs less than 2 mm long at the bases of the leaves. Plantago varia has tufts of golden brown to red brown hairs 2 mm long or much longer at the bases of the leaves.
Ratcliffe wrote:
   15 Nov 2016
Thanks for this extra information. I will look more closely next time

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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 13 Nov 2016 03:17 PM Recorded on
  • Ratcliffe Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Plantago varia Scientific name
  • Native Plaintain Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1595.28m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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