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Plantago eriopoda
Plantago eriopoda Torr.
Hairy Fruited Plantain, Red-woolly Plantain, Redwood Plantain, Redwool Plantain
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Synonym(s): Plantago shastensis
USDA Symbol: PLER
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Pyxis
Size Notes: Flower spikes up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Individual flowers are often inconspicuous.
Distribution
USA: AL , AZ , CA , CO , IA , ID , MN , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , NY , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NT , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Moist meadows and prairies, wetlands, marshes, fens, ditches, stream banks, saline or alkaline soils.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACW | FAC | FAC | FAC | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Plantago eriopoda in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Plantago eriopoda in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Plantago eriopoda
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR