Above: Pale Indian Plantain on bank of retaining pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way in Madison, Wisconsin (7/23/19).
Pale Indian Plantain - Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Pale Indian Plantain is a native perennial that grows grows from 3' to 9' tall with smooth stems. Pale Indian Plantain prefers full to partial sun such as prairies and woods.
The white/cream flowers bloom in a flat top umbel from July through September.
Above: Pale Indian Plantain in Marion Dunn Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin (8/21/20)
For more information on the Pale Indian Plantain, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Pale Indian Plantain.
Or, visit The Friends of the Wild Flower Garden website page about Pale Indian Plantain & Great Indian Plantain.
Pale Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Above: Bumblebee on Pale Indian Plantain leaves and stalk in Marion Dunn Prarie in Madison, Wisconsin on August 19, 2020.
Above: Pale Indian Plantain leaves and stalk in Marion Dunn Prarie in Madison, Wisconsin on July 26, 2020.
Above: Indian Plantain on edge of woods in Nakoma Park in Madison, Wisconsin on August 18, 2019.
Above: Indian Plantain in Oak Savanna by Arboretum parking lot in Madison, Wisconsin.
Above: Pale Indian Plantain in Marion Dunn Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on July 8, 2019.
Above: Pale Indian Plantain in Marion Dunn Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on October 5, 2019.
Above: Pale Indian Plantain specimen collected in Waukesha County on July 10, 1990.
Above: Pale Indian Plantain leaf specimen collected in Richland County on September 19, 2015.
Above: 1913 Pale Indian Plantain illustration.
Above: For comparison a 1913 Great Indian Plantain illustration. Note: Great Indian Plantain is not usually found in Dane County and does not have the "fan-shaped" leaves toward the top of the plant.
Above: Great Indian Plantain leaf specimen collected in Sauk County on August 12, 1964.