Scientific Name
Cacalia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Pale Indian plantain
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
3 to 6 feet
Flower/fruit:
Flat top cluster of small flower heads each containing five or more white to yellowish green flowers; five lobes; stiff, slender bracts
Flowering Season:
Summer
Foliage:
Undersides of leaves and stems have a waxy, white coating; leaves are irregular, fan shaped; coarsely lobed or toothed
Site:
Woods, pastures
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