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Scientific Name
Plantago varia
Family Name
PLANTAGINACEAE
Common Name
Variable Plantain
Status
Height
Flowers
Flowers are usually in cylindrical spikes, sometimes in heads or reduced to 2-3 flowers, and borne on erect flowering stems which are usually longer than the leaves.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Perennial herb which is very variable in size and form. Leaves are erect or half-spreading and arise from the base of the stem. The leaf are pale greyish-green, have 1-5 prominent longitudinal veins, and range in length from 1-30cm.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant in lowland habitats.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Grown from seed. Surface sow as light may increase germination. May have an after-ripening period. May be successful in direct seeding. Attracts the migratory Meadow Argus butterfly (Junonia villida calybe), which lays its eggs on the leaves. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsule opens by a lid.
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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