Pronunciation: plan-TAY-go er-EK-ta
Common name: California plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
Habitat: Dry open places to 2500', grassy slopes
and flats, sandy clay or serpentine soils, coastal
sage scrub, valley grassland, chaparral
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Plantago
2) erecta