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Great Indian plantain

Arnoglossum reniforme

Great Indian plantain
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Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
NC. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Arnoglossum reniforme, the great Indian plantain, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the central and east-central United States primarily in the Appalachian Mountains, the Ohio/Tennessee Valley, and the Mississippi Valley. There are additional populations in the east (New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina) and further west in Oklahoma.

Arnoglossum reniforme is a large plant growing up to 300 cm (120 inches or 10 feet) tall. Flower heads are small but numerous, usually white or pale green. The species grows in open, wooded areas.

Other Arnoglossum plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arnoglossum reniforme 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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