Explore Pale Indian Plantain through field photographs, habitat notes and reported sightings.
Pale Indian Plantain field photograph. Tap the photo to enlarge.
Blooms June – August
Scientific name Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Explore photographed sightings and their locations.
Compare the photographs below with your plant. Look at flower shape and arrangement, leaf shape, leaf placement and the overall growth form.
Savanna & Thicket Wildflower
Blooms: June – August
Habitat: Pale Indian Plantain prefers full sun to light shade with moist to dry mesic conditions and a loamy, rocky, or sandy soil. Look for Pale Indian Plantain in upland woodlands, rocky woodlands, woodland borders, wooded slopes and slopes of ravines, woodland openings, typical savannas and sandy savannas, typical thickets and sandy thickets, banks of streams, and prairies.
Record a flower close-up, leaves and stems, and a wider view of the plant in its surroundings. Several views make comparisons easier.
Enlarge the flower photographs to compare their shape, color and arrangement. Photograph the front and side when possible.
Look at leaf shape, edges and placement along the stem. Include a clear view of the lower leaves as well as those near the flowers.
Step back to record the plant’s growth form and surroundings. Pair that view with close-ups when comparing plants.
Explore photographed sightings and their locations on the observation map.
Observations show reported sightings; they do not define the plant’s complete native range.
Study the photographs and field notes for Pale Indian Plantain, then practice identifying this and other wildflowers in the quiz.
Field photographs: Brian Woolman / Where’s Wildlife.
iNaturalist — Pale Indian Plantain observations
