Scientific Name: Plantago bellidioides Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: herbfield plantain

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Plantaginaceae

Form Description: Perennial herb with a long, slender taproot, and flat leaves which are intermingled with brownish silky hairs spreading in a basal rosette.

Flowers: Flowers are green or thin, dry and translucent, and usually borne in cylindrical spikes, on erect flowering stems which are longer than the leaves. Flowers during the first year.

Fruit: Capsule – opens by a lid.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieDorsetFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayKing IslandLatrobeMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Sandy places near the east, west and north-west coasts.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
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  • Seed Collecting Month
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  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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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.