species 26,483 observations

Buck's-horn Plantain

Plantago coronopus

Field notes

Plantago coronopus, the buck's-horn plantain, is a herbaceous annual to perennial flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. Other common names in the US and Italy include minutina and erba stella.

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11 native animals
supported in the US

Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Common Buckeye, Civil Rustic Moth, Ruby Tiger Moth, Labrador Tiger Moth 4
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Rosy Apple Aphid, Leaf Beetle, Black-horned Tenthredo, English Grain Aphid 7

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Herbaceous plants
Plant type: Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.