Hosta plantaginea (Plantain lily)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Liliidae	Includes lilies, orchids, and many others
Order	Asparagales	A diverse group that includes asparagus
Family	Asparagaceae	Agaves, asparagus, hyacinths, and others
Genus	Hosta	Named for 19th century Austrian physician and botanist Nicolaus Thomas Host
Species	plantaginea	Refers to its resemblance to a plantain