Prairie Plantain, Slender Plantain
Plantago elongata
Synonyms: Plantago bigelovii, Plantago elongata ssp. elongata, Plantago elongata ssp. pentasperma
![Prairie Plantain, Slender Plantain: Plantago elongata (Synonyms: Plantago bigelovii, Plantago elongata ssp. elongata, Plantago elongata ssp. pentasperma)](elongata/elongata2b.jpg)
Prairie plantain as seen along one of the trails at Catherine Creek, Klickitat County, WA.........May 20, 2011.
![Inflorescence of Prairie Plantain, Slender Plantain: Plantago elongata (Synonyms: Plantago bigelovii, Plantago elongata ssp. elongata, Plantago elongata ssp. pentasperma)](elongata/elongata2a.jpg)
A close-up of the inflorescence of prairie plantain as seen along one of the trails at Catherine Creek, Klickitat County, WA.........May 20, 2011.
![Prairie Plantain, Slender Plantain: Plantago elongata (Synonyms: Plantago bigelovii, Plantago elongata ssp. elongata, Plantago elongata ssp. pentasperma)](elongata/elongata1a.jpg)
Prairie plantain growing in the trail near the main Catherine Creek trailhead, Columbia River Gorge.........May 12, 2010.
Paul Slichter