Plantago australis
Common Name:
Greater Plantain
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory (DKNPST) also naturalised SA, Tas
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Moist, disturbed sites
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Flower Description:
Petals are tubular and are white, green or purplish
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Habit:
Short-lived perennial with rosetted leaves
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Leaves are in a basal rosette, flowers self-pollinate and do not open fully and leaves are elliptic to 30 cm long and 5 cm wide. The flower spike is 10-40 cm long and lower flowers are less crowded than those at the tip
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Conservation status:
Introduced
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria