Pronunciation: plan-TAY-go ee-long-GAY-ta
Common name: Longleaf plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
Habitat: Saline and alkaline places, beaches, vernal
pools at low elevations, throughout California
Floristic Province, northern Channel Islands
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Plantago
2) elongata