Scientific Name: Plantago antarctica

Common Name: mountain plantain

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Plantaginaceae

Form Description: Perennial herb with a stout tap-root and leaves with 3-5 longitudinal veins forming a flat rosette or arising from the base of the stem.

Flowers: Flowers in cylindrical spikes, on hairy flowering stems twice as long as the leaves.

Fruit: Capsule – opens by a lid.

Municipality
Central HighlandsKentishKingboroughMeander ValleyNorthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Alpine and sub-alpine grassland on the Central Plateau.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Surface Sow Sow seed finely on the surface of the potting mix and cover with just enough mix to hold the seed on the surface when watered.

Seed Treatment Notes

Surface sow as light may increase germination. May have an after-ripening period. May be successful in direct seeding.