Asteraceae
Pale Indian plantain
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Arnoglossum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 滨黎叶美蟹甲, 濱黎葉美蟹甲
- English
- Pale Indian plantain
Synonyms
- Cacalia atriplicifolia L.
- Cacalia gigantea Nees
- Cacalia paniculata Raf.
- Cacalia rotundifolia House
- Conophora atriplicifolia (L.) Nieuwl.
- Conophora similis Nieuwl.
- Mesadenia atriplicifolia (L.) Raf.
- Mesadenia pulverulenta Raf.
- Mesadenia rotundifolia Raf.
- Mesadenia similis Small
- Senecio atriplicifolius (L.) Hook.
- Senecio atriplicifolius var. atriplicifolius
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.