Skye Flora

Ribwort Plantain


Plantago lanceolata

 

Plantago lanceolata

Photo © Carl Farmer
18 Aug 2002 Scorrybreac

Common on bare ground and in grassland

Individual flower diameter c 3 mm

Skye ID: Narrow non-fleshy leaves with 3 or 5 strongly marked parallel veins.

Other features: Flowerhead always very short compared to the long spike normal on Ratstail Plantain.  Leaves not as narrow as Sea Plantain but much narrower than Ratstail Plantain.

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Plantago lanceolata

Photo © Carl Farmer
2 Nov 2004 Glenvarragill
c 9 mm wide at top

  Plantago lanceolata

Photo © Carl Farmer
23 Sep 2002 Glenbrittle

 

Plantago lanceolata

Photo © Carl Farmer
26 May 2002 Portree

  Plantago lanceolata

Photo © Carl Farmer
26 May 2004 Scorrybreac
c 2.7 cm across including stamens

 

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