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| Plantago gaudichaudii (Plantaginaceae)
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| Plantago
gaudichaudii (narrow plantain) is largish, rare,
native rosette herb with a taproot. It is known in Tasmania
from only one grassland near Hobart. The leaves are up to
30cm long, very narrow (only about 7mm wide), and
more-or-less hairless. They have thick petioles almost as
long as the blades. The leaves are held at least partly
upright and have short white or yellow-brown hairs at the
bases of the leaves. There are several similar species, all
of which have relatively wide leaves. These are a very
common weed species, P.
varia; a forest understorey species, P.
debilis; a hairy-leaved species, P.
hispida; and an alpine species, P.
antarctica. There is some doubt whether this
species is really distinct from P. varia. |
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University of Tasmania