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Plantago coronopus L.

buck’s-horn plantain (Plantaginaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencyNW
Plant Atlas 2020
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Plantago coronopus grows in coastal areas, and in sandy places inland; its pinnately lobed leaves separate it from all our other Plantago species.

Aber Bach (VC45: Pembrokeshire); 2014-05-20

 buck’s-horn plantain / Plantago coronopus: _Plantago coronopus_ grows in coastal areas, and in sandy places inland; its pinnately lobed leaves separate it from all our other _Plantago_ species.

Inflorescences

Nolton Haven (VC45: Pembrokeshire); 2011-07-14

 buck’s-horn plantain / Plantago coronopus: Inflorescences

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