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bracted plantain

Plantago aristata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 105, February 100, March 114, April 363, May 453, June 85, July 58, August 60, September 71, October 76, November 99, December 96.
United States7,003
Texas1,192
Virginia467
New York392
Maryland381
Missouri365
North Carolina365
Massachusetts357
New Jersey325
Arkansas285

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyPlantain Family · Plantaginaceae
Genusplantains · Plantago

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