Dark Sago Weed

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Plantago drummondii

Hairy erect plant to 30 cm tall. Flat lance-shaped three-veined leaves with toothed edges in a rosette at the base of the plant. Tiny white four-petalled tubular flowers on long black spikes. Persistent taproot.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Other Common Names
Sago Weed
Biology

Annual or short-lived perennial. Grows in seasonally wet soils in grassland, shrubland or woodland
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Jul-Nov
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Plantago
Species
drummondii

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Similar to P.cunninghamiii,Ã_P. turrifera andÃ_P. varia but a hand lens is needed. P. drummondii has larger pear-shaped seeds.
Native Status
Native