Photographer: Merel R. Black
Arnoglossum plantagineum Raf.
Arnoglossum: Greek for arnos, "lamb" and glossum for "tongue"
plantagineum: resembling a plantain
|Plant: ||erect, perennial, 2'-5' tall forb; angled stems marked by fine, mostly parallel lines|
|Flower: ||head white to cream, cylindrical; inflorescence a 6" flat-topped umbel; blooms July-Aug.|
|Leaf:||oval basal leaves, upper leaves somewhat lobed; parallel-veined, thick and firm, often eaten by insects|
|Habitat: ||wet to moderate moisture; meadows, prairies, bogs; in limy, loamy soil|