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| Buckhorn plantain seedling. |
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| Buckhorn plantain rosette. |
Buckhorn plantain flower. |
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Life cycle: Rosette-forming simple perennial.
Leaves: All leaves originate from a basal rosette. Cotyledons are very narrow and grasslike. Leaves are narrow, linear and elongated with parallel veins and generally smooth leaf margins. Long hairs may be present at the leaf base.
Stems: No visible aboveground stem. Semiwoody taproot present.
Flowers and fruit: Long, leafless stalks bear dense, cylinder-shaped flowering spikes and fruit. Single flowers are inconspicuous. Fruiting capsules yield two narrowly oval, brown to black, shiny seeds indented on one side.
Reproduction: Seeds and basal shoots. |
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