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Naked Plantain
( Plantago subnuda )
Plantago subnuda
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About Naked Plantain (Plantago subnuda)
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Plantago subnuda
is a species of plantain known by the common name tall coastal plantain. It is native to western North America from the west coast of the United States to west-central Mexico, where it grows in wet and moist habitat types, often in coastal areas, such as marshland. It is a perennial herb producing few oval leaves around a thick caudex. The broad smooth-edged or slightly toothed leaves may be up to 40 centimeters long. The stemlike flower clusters grow erect to a maximum height near half a meter. Atop the peduncle of the flower cluster is a dense cylindrical spike of many tiny flowers. Each flower has a corolla of ephemeral petals about 3 millimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1.6 ft tall
Flower Color
Brown
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 27
likely
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa cardui
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Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
Junonia coenia
*
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Euphydryas chalcedona
*
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
Euphydryas editha
*
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
Euptoieta claudia
*
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
Euphydryas anicia
*
Snowberry Checkerspot
Euphydryas colon
Euphydryas colon
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Low, Moderate - High
Nurseries
Carried by 20
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Adaptable
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Butterfly Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Bluffs and wet places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 10.4" - 71.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 2.04", Coldest Month: 41.2" - 55.7", Hottest Month: 58.0" - 80.5", Humidity: 0.33" - 27.01", Elevation: 5" - 5471"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Tall Coastal Plantain
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Naked Plantain
Plantago subnuda
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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