About Plantago subnuda Pilg.
Plantago subnuda Pilg., commonly called tall coastal plantain, is a species of plantain. This species is native to western North America, ranging from the west coast of the United States to west-central Mexico. It grows in wet and moist habitat types, most often in coastal areas such as marshland. It is a perennial herb that produces a small number of oval leaves around a thick caudex. The broad leaves have smooth edges or slight teeth, and can grow up to 40 centimeters long. Stemlike inflorescences grow erect to a maximum height of around half a meter. A dense cylindrical spike of many tiny flowers sits at the top of the inflorescence's peduncle. Each flower has a corolla of short-lived petals that measures roughly 3 millimeters long.
