Plantago patagonica Jacq.

Idaho: Ada County: From the roundabout at the intersection of E Fort Street and Reserve Street in Boise, ID take the exit for Reserve Street. Follow Reserve St for 0.4 miles, and continue onto Shaw Mountain Road. Stay on Shaw Mountain Road for 3.1 miles and park in the pull out on the right side of the road where Shane's Loop Trail meets the road on the left. Hike up the trail following the loop in the counterclockwise direction to the first subpopulation on both sides of the trail (43.62906, 116.14629) and the second subpopulation (43.62685,116.14990) is located further down the rail. Elev. 3550 ft.
43° 37' 44.616" N, 116° 8' 46.644" W
Plants found growing in gravelly sandy loam soils with Achillea millefolium, Aristida purpurea, Artemisia tridentata, Astragalus purshii. Bromus tectorum, Chondrilla juncea, Purshia tridentata, Songisorbia minor, Taeniatherum caput-medusae, and Thinopyrum intermedium. Annual, sparsely to densely pubescent, herb with linear to linear-lanceolate leaves 1-15 cm long and 0.1-0.7 cm wide. Leaves lack a distinct petiole, possess ,margins that are entire, and have 3 distinct veins located on their underside. Plants can reach up to 21 cm in height and are characterized by a villous spike inflorescence 1-13 cm long with perfect flowers, obovate sepals, and 4 stamens. Fruits are capsules that break at or slightly below the middles and contain two approximately 2.2 mm x 1.2 mm light-dark brown seeds.

D. Pensinger s.n., Aug 6, 2019
With Cheyney, M. Hankins, K.
CIC, Accession: 56651