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Plantago aristata
Also called Bracted Plantain, Buckhorn, Large Bracted Plantain, Bristly Plantain
Largebracted plantain is a small annual weed-type plantain native to the eastern and central US, grown from seed and often found in disturbed ground. It is rarely cultivated; the key to growing it is full sun and well-drained soil.
Plantago aristata is a species of plantain known by the common name bracted plantain or largebracted plantain. It is native to the eastern and central United States, and it can be found in other parts of North America as well as parts of Eurasia as an introduced species. It grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas, where it is a minor weed.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plantago aristata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
