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How to Manage Pests

Identification: Weed Photo Gallery

Buckhorn plantain

Scientific name: Plantago lanceolata (Family Plantaginaceae)

Life stages of Buckhorn plantain Inflorescence Mature plant Seedling Mature plant in turf

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DESCRIPTION:
Buckhorn plantain is a perennial found throughout California. Seedlings have very long, needle-like seed leaves. Broader, pale green, true leaves have prominent parallel veins. The mature plant, reaching up to 1.5 feet (45 cm) tall, is stemless. Leaves are 3 to 10 inches (8 - 25 cm) long and cluster around the base of the plant. They taper to slender flowering stalks, 6 to 20 inches (15 - 50 cm) tall. The flowering stalks are tipped with flower spikes that have protruding white stamens. In apples, buckhorn plantain is a special problem because it serves as a host for rosy apple aphid.

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

Broadleaf ID illustration.


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