Other common names
black Jack, buckhorn, cat's cradle, chimney-sweeps, cock grass, cocks, dog's ribs, English plantain, headsman, hen plant, jack straws, kemps seed, klops, knock-heads, lamb's tail, leechwort, narrow-leaved plantain, ram's tongue, rat tail, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple grass, windles, llwynhidydd
Synonyms
Plantago azorica
Plantago lanceolata var. azorica
Plantago timbali
Plantago lanceolata var. timbali
Herbaceous Perennial
A low-growing herbaceous perennial with a long tap root and rosettes of ribbed green leaves, which are flatter and more rounded in short turf, but longer and more upright in meadows and grasslands. Produces leafless spikes to 8cm high of small, tightly clustered brown flowers with creamy white anthers, throughout the summer.
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres