Scientific Name: Plantago debilis

Common Name: shade plantain

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Plantaginaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Perennial herb with a slender taproot and erect leaves which are hairy on both surfaces. Leaves are arranged in a basal rosette, and the leaf margins are usually toothed.

Flowers: Flowers are very small and are found towards the ends of long slender stalks.

Fruit: Capsule – opens by a lid.

Municipality
Break O’DayGlamorgan-Spring Bay
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Boulder crevices and wet and dry forest and woodland, on the east coast and in the north-east.

Propagation Calendar

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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.