Plantago aristata (Buckhorn)

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Plantago aristata Michx.

Buckhorn, largebracted plantain

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Plantago aristata Michx. var. nuttallii (Rapin) Morris
Plantago patagonica Jacq. var. aristata (Michx.) A. Gray

7/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)

7/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 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	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Lamiales	Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary
Family	Plantaginaceae	Plantains
Genus	Plantago	From Latin plantago, “footprint,” since plantains popped up where European settlers walked
Species	aristata	With a long, bristle-like tip, bearded

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Plantago aristata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.