Family: Plantaginaceae Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Flowering time: April-October. Perennial. Abundant on roadsides, gardens, arable and waste ground. The flower spike is shorter than the furrowed, silky-haired stem. Anthers are pale yellow-white. Basal rosette of spreading to more/less erect, linear to oval-lanceolate leaves. Similar: Ribwort Plantain, Plantago major

Ribwort Plantain, Plantago lanceolata
Holton Lee, Dorset. October 2012