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Prairie Plantain (Plantago elongata)

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Plantago Elongata, or more commonly know as Prairie Plantain, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Plantago. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Plantago Elongata or Prairie Plantain's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Plantago
  • Family: Plantaginaceae
  • Order: Plantaginales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: MN (T)
  • State T/E Common Name: MN (slender plantain)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC FACW+
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 2(FACW+) 3(FACW) 4(FACW) 5(FAC) 6(FACW-) 8(FACW) 9(FACW) 0(FACW*)





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