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How to Manage Pests

Identification: Weed Photo Gallery

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Broadleaf plantain

Scientific name: Plantago major (Family Plantaginaceae)

Life stages of Broadleaf plantain top left picture bottom left picture right picture

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DESCRIPTION:
Broadleaf plantain is a perennial weed that grows in areas of inconsistent irrigation. Leaves are smooth and oval and they narrow to a well-defined reddish petiole. Leaf blades are large, 3 to 6 inches (7.5 - 15 cm) long, with prominent veins. Roots are fibrous and shallow. Flowers are produced on stalks, 3 to 6 inches (7.5 - 15 cm) in length. Broadleaf plantain can be distinguished from buckhorn plantain by the broader leaf and shorter inflorescence stalks.

See UC IPM's Plantains Pest Note for more information.

Broadleaf ID illustration.

Text modified from Elmore, C.L., W.B. McHenry, and D.W. Cudney. 1989. Weed control in large turf areas. Chapter 3 in Turfgrass Pests. UC ANR Publication 4053.

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