Skye Flora

Buckshorn Plantain


Plantago coronopus

 

Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
(28 Apr 2003 Handa Island)

Frequent on exposed coasts, on rocks, shingle and cliff-tops.  Can occur inland, but doubtful if it does so in Skye.

Inflorescence 0.5-4 cm long.  Leaves 2-6 cm.

Skye ID: Leaves usually with side lobes, unlike other Skye Plantago sp.  Occasionally very narrow and without lobes but never fleshy like Sea Plantain.

Other features: Flowerheads can be almost globular, or long-cylindrical, as these pictures show.  Stamens pale yellow.  Generally a smaller plant than other plantains.

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Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
7 Sep 2004 Glenbrittle
Picture c 82 mm wide

  Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
7 Sep 2004 Glenbrittle
Picture c 25 mm wide


 

Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
(30 Jun 2002 Sumburgh)

  Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
(28 Apr 2003 Handa Island)
Flowerhead 9 mm tall ex stamens and stalk

 

Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
(4 Apr 2003 North Berwick)
Rosette 7.5 cm widest diameter

  Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
(30 Jun 2002 Sumburgh)
 

This plant had leaves with red tips   and this one had red bracts

 

Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
7 Sep 2004 Glenbrittle
Old fruit-spike c 10 mm long


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