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Plantago hookeriana
Also called Tallow Weed
Hooker's plantain (Plantago hookeriana) is a small annual herb of disturbed sandy ground in the southern United States, grown mainly as forage and wildlife cover rather than as an ornamental. It is easy to establish from seed in full sun and dry, sandy soil.
Plantago hookeriana, commonly called Hookers plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It is native to Texas and Louisiana in the United States. It is typically found in disturbed sandy areas.
This species is an annual herb growing from a taproot. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and may reach 30 centimeters (12 in) long, but are usually smaller. The inflorescence is a narrow spike up to 12 centimeters (4.7 in) long. Each small flower has whitish corolla lobes with brown spots or stripes. It flowers in the spring.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plantago hookeriana 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.
