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Weed Description:
Perennial weed primarily of turfgrass found throughout the continental United States.
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Buckhorn Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
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Weed Description:
Perennial weed primarily of turfgrass found throughout the continental United States.
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| Seedling: Cotyledons resemble a grass emerging, are linear and smooth. |  |
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Flowers: A spike that is unbranched and leafless to 10 cm long and contains many inconspicuous flowers. |
| Fruit: A 2-seeded capsule, 3-4 mm
long. Roots: Fibrous roots from a short taproot.
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Mature Plant: All leaves are in a basal rosette. Leaves are linear to lanceolate (5-25 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide) with veins running the length of the leaf, may be sparsely hairy or without hairs. |
| Identifying Characteristics: Narrow, linear leaves from a basal rosette with characteristic flowering spikes typical of a plantain. |  |