Native Plants of the Great Lakes
North Branch Restoration Project:
Native Plant and Seed Collection
Cacalia Atriplicifolia / Family:
Asteracea
Pale Indian Plantain, Swink/Wilhelm #8
FLOWERING: Late July - Late September.
SEED TIMING: Mid-September to late October.
HABITAT: Dry mesic savannas and prairies.
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES: 3 - 6 feet high. Flowers are greenish
in flat-topped clusters and are supported by stiff slender bracts.
This species is smooth and glaucous (with a waxy bloom). Leaves
irregularly fan shaped, coarsely toothed or lobed, pale beneath.
TO PICK: Dark brown seed attached to fuzzy pappus. Rule of
thumb with all composites; when any seed is fuzzy, pick the entire
head. Break off, let dry in open air and then store in paper bag. |
