Plantago major L.
Annotated by Carl J. Rothfels, 2014.

British Columbia: Metro Vancouver Regional District, Vancouver, Point Grey and Dunbar neighborhood, Camosun Hydro substation, near the west end of King Edward Road, on the eastern edge of Pacific Spirit Park, from the point where the path connects with the bike path extending from King Edward Road to past the substation, where the path connects with Camosun Street near West 26th Avenue. Elev. 50 m
49.24909° N, 123.1967° W,
Datum: Unknown. Coordinate Source: Verbatim from Collector/Sheet.
Edges of gravel path through disturbed scrubby woodlot, some in partial shade of Alnus, Acer macrophyllum, etc.; with Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Plantago lanceolata, cf. Conium, Glechoma, Geum, cf. Lolium, Phleum, cf. Agrostis, low Ranunculus sp., Rubus, armeniacus, hesperis, Impatiens parviflora, Matricaria discoidea (in the more open exposed areas), cf. Poa annua, etc. Common; scattered plants in the more shaded down-slope portion of the trail, and dense in more exposed edges up closer to the substation; pressed three vouchers (4544.01-.03, each with an additional small plant included; silica-dried material from 22 plants (4544.01-4544.22); habitat and habit photos taken; three soil samples taken (each is incomplete, as I hit gravel before the corer got to full depth); silica material lost to mold, need to recollect; silica-dried; sample silica-dried, from each individual plant.

Carl J. Rothfels 4544, 2014 Jul 27
UBC, Accession: V245669