Plantago hispida

Taprooted perennial. Leaves rosetted, narrow-oblong to oblanceolate, mostly 4–9 cm long and 3–15 mm wide, usually obtuse, usually pubescent, 1–5-veined, margins toothed (sometimes obscurely); petiole to c. 3 cm long. Spike cylindric, mostly 1–6 cm long, congested; peduncles 3–30 cm long, pubescent; bracts ovate, 1–3 mm long, acute or obtuse, keel pubescent, margins ciliate. Sepals oblong-elliptic, usually 2.2–3 mm long, subequal; corolla-tube 1.5–2.5 mm long, lobes 1.3–2 mm long, spreading or reflexed; anthers 1–2.2 mm long, exserted. Capsule ovoid to ellipsoid, 2.8–3.5 mm long, style-base persistent; seeds 1–5, compressed-ellipsoid, 1–1.5 mm long, brown. Flowers Sep.–Mar.