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American Plantain
American Plantain
Plantago rugelii
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Common

About

This hardy perennial grows along paths and fields across North America. Its seed spikes can produce over 15,000 sticky seeds that hitch rides on passing animal feet.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Plantago
Species
Plantago rugelii