Delaware Wildflowers • Scientific names
Plantago major
Nipple-seed Plantain(Common Plantain)
Plantaginaceae — Plantain familyNon-native
![Plantago major](/images/plantago_major_1.jpg)
This plant is about 2' (60cm) across.
![Plantago major](/images/plantago_major_2.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Pump House Road
July 2016
![Plantago major](/images/plantago_major_3.jpg)
The leaf stalks are not reddish at the base like P. rugelii.
White Clay Creek State Park -- Pump House RoadJune 2016
Field guides call this "common plantain", but in my experience P. rugelii is much more common.
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
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