Asteraceae
Groovestem Indian plantain
Arnoglossum plantagineum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Arnoglossum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Groovestem Indian plantain
Synonyms
- Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners
- Cacalia pteranthes Raf.
- Cacalia tuberosa Nutt.
- Conophora tuberosa Nieuwl.
- Mesadenia plantaginea (Raf.) Raf.
- Mesadenia tuberosa Britton
- Senecio nuttallii Sch.Bip.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, 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.