Broadleaf Plantain

Broadleaf Plantain Plantago major.  The broad, (2”) cross-hatched 7 veined leaves are up to 10” long, bearing large bare flower spike (396)  The flower spike is short (3-4”), the flower head cylindrical (not cone shaped) and the white anthers barely project beyond the profuse bracts that hide the miniscule, green flowers, giving the bloom head a scaly look.  Most common along paths, PDU, PL, roadsides (396) no pix 4/10/15-5/20/15; 4/17/16- ; 17 no obs; 4/?/18; 19 no obs; 20 no obs;