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DESCRIPTION:
Broadleaf plantain is a perennial weed that grows in areas of inconsistent
irrigation. Cotyledons (seed leaves) are oblong with a base that abruptly narrows to a winged stalk. First
and subsequent few leaves are football- shaped, usually over 1/4 inch (about 7 mm) to about 4/5 inch (about
20 mm) in length with a base that tapers abruptly into a stalk. Later leaves are smooth and oval and they
narrow to a well-defined
reddish petiole. Leaf blades are large, 3 to 6 inches (7.5 - 15
cm) long, with prominent veins. Roots are fibrous and shallow.
Flowers are
produced
on stalks, 3 to 6 inches (7.5 - 15 cm) in length. Broadleaf plantain
can be distinguished from buckhorn
plantain by
the broader leaf and shorter inflorescence stalks.
See UC IPM's Plantains Pest
Note for more information.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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