Plantago maritima

Price range: $7.15 through $14.50

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This herbaceous perennial grows to about 6 inches tall and is an important plant for attracting caterpillars and butterflies to the garden.

The young leaves have a delicious flavor to humans as well, and can be eaten raw or cooked, or as an acceptable addition to a mixed salad.

The plant flowers June to August, and seeds ripen from August to September.

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Moderate, High

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Butterflies

Ecological Value	Host plant for many invertebrates.
Container	4"-O, RP, 1-Gal, 1-GalS-o, 4", 4"S
Ethnobotanical Uses	Alaska Native Food (Winter Use Food)
Distribution	Native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Elevation	Between 0 and 492 feet
Communities
Habitat	Short turf in salt marshes near the sea and by streams in mountains, usually in saline or wet soils.