West Highland 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 also occur some way inland.

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

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.

 

Plantago coronopus

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

  Plantago coronopus

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


 

Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
30 Jun 2002 Sumburgh, Shetland

  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, E Lothian
Rosette 7.5 cm widest diameter

  Plantago coronopus

Photo © Carl Farmer
30 Jun 2002 Sumburgh, Shetland
 

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

 

Plantago coronopus

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


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