Plantago aristata
Synonyms
Awl-aster, Large-bracted Plantain, Subulate-bracted Aster
ID Characteristics
Life cycle: Winter annual
Growth Habit: Basal rosette clumps
Propagation: Seed
Leaf Margin: Entire or slightly toothed
Leaf Hairs: Long silky hairs at the base
Leaf Structure: Lanceolate, narrow parallel-veined, wider at the base
Leaf Arrangement: Basal rosette
Root Type: Thick, short woody underground stem with fibrous roots
Flower Color: Flower spikes have conspicuous hairy bracts
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Similar Species
- Plantain, Buckhorn Plantago lanceolata
Herbicidal Control Options
- Preemergence: Isoxaben, Mesotrione
- Post Emergence: 2,4-D, Bispyribac Sodium, Chlorsulfuron, Clopyralid, Dicamba, Fluroxypyr, Mecoprop-p, Mesotrione, Sulfentrazone, Triclopyr
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