Flower ID: IMG_4042.JPG-06-23-2020 Flower name (scientific): Plantago patagonica Jacquin PY: 1795. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) plan-TA-go pat-a-GO-ni-ka Flower name (common): Woolly Plantain Family name (common): Plantain Family name (scientific): Plantaginaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin for plantain, low-growing plants with cylindrical spikes of tiny flowers. Foot, or sole-like, referring to the appearance of the leaves lying flat on the ground. Specific epithet: From or of Patagonia, South America. Common name origin: From the dense hairy spikes. Plantain refers to low-growing plants with cylindrical spikes of tiny flowers. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.3 inches (3 to 8 mm) Petal count: 4 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 12 to 15 cm long and 4 to 7 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Prairies, fields, disturbed sites, roadsides, sun, dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): The densely sericeous (silky) flowering spikes help make this species easy to ID in the field. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Hopi, Keres, Navajo, Okanagan, and Zuni used the plant for a variety of ailments including headaches, sores, diarrhea (Moerman, p. 417, 1998). Latitude: 44.795790 Longitude: -91.513618 Altitude: 271.10 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na