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Plantago media

Species category

Weed

Common name

hoary plantain, lanceleaf plantain

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 2–2.5 mm
  • Width 1–1.2 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.7 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Rough

Other structures

DorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
 side rounded and ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side is slightly concave.

Identification notes

Hilum on the ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side, nearly centered, and ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
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Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Alaska, Connecticut, Mississippi, Washington 

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Plantaginaceae

Valid name

Plantago media L.

Synonyms

Plantago media var. monnieri (Giraud.) Roug.

Plantago media. True seeds with a rounded dorsal side and a slightly concave ventral side.
Plantago media. True seeds with a rounded dorsal side and a slightly concave ventral side.