Scientific name: Plantago maritima L.
Common name: Sea Plantain
Description
Habit: Perennial, to 30 cm high.
Stems: Erect, cylindrical unridged, much longer than leaves.
Leaves: In a basal rosettes, erect; undivided linear, fleshy, up to 20 cm long.
Flowers: Actinomorphic, hermaphrodite, small, in dense spikes 3-11 cm long; sepals 4, free or slightly united at the base, membranous, with green or brown midrib; petals 4, membranous, united to form a short tube with 4 spreading and triangular lobes, whitish or brownish; stamens 4, on long and usually white filaments, anthers yellow; ovary 4-celled, superior.
Fruits: A capsule with 2 dark brown seeds, 1-2 mm long.
Habitat: Salt-marshes, rocks and banks near the sea, in inland on limestone pavement and mountain cliffs.Distribution: Frequent to occasional on the coast.
Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: No