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Plantago media L.

hoary plantain (Plantaginaceae)

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Plantago media grows predominantly in grasslands on lime-rich or clay-based soils; it is widespread in England, but rarer in Wales, and hardly found in Scotland or Ireland.

Longhoughton (VC68: North Northumberland); 2019-07-04

 hoary plantain / Plantago media: _Plantago media_ grows predominantly in grasslands on lime-rich or clay-based soils; it is widespread in England, but rarer in Wales, and hardly found in Scotland or Ireland.

Unlike Plantago major, the leaves of Plantago media have a short and poorly-defined petiole.

Dolomites, Italy; 2012-07-07

 hoary plantain / Plantago media: Unlike _Plantago major_, the leaves of _Plantago media_ have a short and poorly-defined petiole.

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