Ovateleaf indian plantain
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Arnoglossum ovatum
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Asteraceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries. |
Description: |
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Small herb. |
Height: |
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Basal rosette 3-6 inches in height; to 3 feet when in flower. About as broad as tall except when in flower. |
Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
Range: |
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Southeastern United States west to Texas and south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. Perhaps never present or extirpated in Broward County. |
Habitats: |
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Wet pinelands, marshes and seepage slopes. |
Soils: |
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Moist, well-drained to moderately well-drained sandy soils, without humusy top layer. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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White. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy. |
Flowering Season: |
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Summer-fall. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous achene. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from seed. |
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