Latin name: Plantago ovata Forsskål var. fastigiata S.C. Meyers & A. Liston
Pronunciation: plan-TAY-go oh-VAY-ta fas-tij-ee-AY-ta
Common name: Woolly plantain, Desert plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantago)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly soils, creosote bush and sagebrush scrub, joshua tree woodland, coastal strand, to 4000'
Blooming period: January to April
Name derivations: 1) Plantago 2) ovata 3) fastigiata
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