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Carl Farmer |
Common on bare ground including cracks in paving, edges of buildings, one of the plants most tolerant of totally human-made environments, survives trampling, but also happy in natural grassland. Individual flower diameter c 3 mm. Skye ID: Leaves broad, as in pictures. Other Skye plantains have much narrower leaves. Other features: Long flower spike. The other common "urban" plantain, Ribwort, has long narrow leaves but a short flower-spike. However stunted specimens of Ratstail P can also have a short flower-spike, so the leaves are the only safe guide. |
