Plantaginaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	ribwort family • plantain family

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Ribwort plantain

Palmer's penstemon

Close-up of a Linaria vulgaris, or common toadflax, showing clusters of yellow and pale cream flowers against a blurred green background.

Cluster of snapdragon flowers with white petals and pink centers blooming on green stems, set against a blurred green background.

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Gratiola Plantago foxglove toadflax snapdragon mare’s-tail penstemon speedwell hoary plantain showy greenbright Orobanchaceae Lamiaceae Oleaceae Bignoniaceae Acanthaceae Verbenaceae Gesneriaceae Scrophulariaceae unicorn plant Boraginaceae

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