Plantago lanceolata

Photo © Carl Farmer
18 Aug 2002 Scorrybreac, Skye

Common on bare ground and in grassland

Individual flower diameter c 3 mm

ID: Narrow non-fleshy leaves with 3 or 5 strongly marked parallel veins.

Other features: Flowerhead always very short compared to the long spike normal on Ratstail Plantain. Leaves not as narrow as Sea Plantain but much narrower than Ratstail Plantain.

Photo © Carl Farmer
2 Nov 2004 Glenvarragill, Skye
c 9 mm wide at top

West Highland Flora