Goose Tongue

Plantago maritima L. - Plantain family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Goose Tongue: Euphydryas editha

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode I., Virginia, Washington
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.