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PLANTS

Blackseed plantain

Plantago rugelii

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Blackseed plantain, photo 1 of 5
Blackseed plantain, In flower
Blackseed plantain, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 175 observations of Blackseed plantain in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Montérégie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord36
  2. Montérégie34
  3. Montréal27
  4. Capitale-Nationale23
  5. Laurentides16
  6. Outaouais13
  7. Estrie8
  8. Lanaudière6
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  10. Laval3
  11. Mauricie3
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
Water’s edgepeupleloup
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Similar species

Common plantainPlantago major
TOXIC
English plantainPlantago lanceolata
Eastern daisy fleabaneErigeron annuus
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Hoary plantainPlantago media
TOXIC
Skunk cabbageSymplocarpus foetidus
Virginia stickseedHackelia virginiana
TOXIC
Bitter dockRumex obtusifolius
Common sheep sorrelRumex acetosella
Northern water-plantainAlisma triviale
Parlin's pussytoesAntennaria parlinii
American water plantainAlisma subcordatum