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Pale Indian plantain

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium

Also called Pale Indian Plaintain

Pale Indian plantain
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
NC. & E. U.S.A.

About

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium, the pale Indian plantain, is a perennial herbaceous wildflower in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). native to the central and eastern United States. It can reach heights of up to 3 metres (10 ft), with dramatic clusters of white flowers at the top of a central, unbranching stalk.

Where it grows

It is widely distributed through the central and eastern states of the United States, from the Atlantic Coast westward to as far as Kansas, but it is listed as endangered in the state of New Jersey. It grows in pastures, roadsides, and edges of woods.

Other Arnoglossum plants

Bay County Indian plantain · Variableleaf Indian plantain · Florida cacalia · Ovateleaf cacalia · Groovestem Indian plantain · Great Indian plantain · Georgia Indian plantain · Indian plantain

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arnoglossum atriplicifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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