An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Ripple-. 4. Plantago media L. Hoary Healing herb. Fig. 3901. Plantago media L. Sp. PI. 113. 1753. Perennial, intermediate in aspect between P. majorand P. lanceolata, the short rootstock clothed withbrown hairs among the bases of the leaves. Leavesspreading, ovate, broadly oblong or elliptic, obtuse oracute at the apex, entire, or repand-dentate, densely
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Ripple-. 4. Plantago media L. Hoary Healing herb. Fig. 3901. Plantago media L. Sp. PI. 113. 1753. Perennial, intermediate in aspect between P. majorand P. lanceolata, the short rootstock clothed withbrown hairs among the bases of the leaves. Leavesspreading, ovate, broadly oblong or elliptic, obtuse oracute at the apex, entire, or repand-dentate, denselyand finely canescent, 5-7-ribbed, narrowed at the baseinto margined, usually short petioles; scapes slender,much longer than the leaves, i°-2° tall; spikes verydense, cylindric and i-3 long in fruit, about 3thick; flowers perfect, white; sepals all distinct, ob-long, with a narrow green midrib and broad scariousmargins; corolla glabrous; stamens pink or purple;pyxis oblong, obtuse, about as long as the calyx,2-4-seeded, the seeds merely concave, stamens 4. In waste places, Maine, Rhode Island, Ontario andNew York. Adventive from Europe. Native also ofAsia. May-Sept. Fire-leaves. Fire-weed. Lambs-lettuce. Genus i. Planta
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