[Plantains: The Genus Plantago in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Desert Plantain

Plantago ovata var. fastigiata

Synonyms: Plantago fastigiata, Plantago insularis var. fastigiata

Inflorescence of Desert Plantain: Plantago ovata var. fastigiata (Synonyms: Plantago fastigiata, Plantago insularis var. fastigiata) - Basal leaves and flower heads of Desert Plantain: Plantago ovata var. fastigiata (Synonyms: Plantago fastigiata, Plantago insularis var. fastigiata)

Desert plantain observed in the desert wash at Hawk Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 30, 2010.

Leaves of Desert Plantain: Plantago ovata var. fastigiata (Synonyms: Plantago fastigiata, Plantago insularis var. fastigiata) - Inflorescence of Desert Plantain: Plantago ovata var. fastigiata (Synonyms: Plantago fastigiata, Plantago insularis var. fastigiata)

Desert plantain observed in the desert wash at Hawk Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 26, 2006.

Desert Plantain: Plantago ovata (Synonyms: Plantago fastigiata, Plantago insularis var. fastigiata) - Desert Plantain: Plantago ovata var. fastigiata (Synonyms: Plantago fastigiata, Plantago insularis var. fastigiata)

Desert plantain observed in the wash of Fish Creek, upstream of Split Rock Mountain, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 27, 2006 (left) and March 26, 2010 (right).
Paul Slichter