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narrowleaf plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
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narrowleaf plantain

Plantago lanceolata · Plantaginaceae · all Plantago records · also called Narrow-leaved plantain · Wikipedia

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Form
perennial
Rated in
Global; New Zealand
Uses
pasture
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; New Zealand

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution
Documented in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.
Introduced / established
52 sourced range or established records. This is not an invasive warning.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Seed-list status
26 state noxious-weed seed records; the Place chip matches exact scope.
Reported invasive here
3 ecological invasive reports.
Plant-specific state seed-list reviews (1)

These source-bound receipts answer only the July 2026 state noxious-weed seed-list question.

This answers only whether the plant identity appears in the July 2026 state noxious-weed seed sheet. It does not establish non-seed plant legal status, ecological-invasive status, nursery-sale rules, or unrestricted use.

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The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

Native and introduced range evidence

These are exact U.S. botanical-area records from the cited range source. Native and introduced describe biogeographic relationship, not fire performance or planting approval. Doubtful and extinct rows stay visible but do not count as current presence.

Current native

0

exact source areas

Current introduced

52

exact source areas

Qualified

0

doubtful or extinct source rows

52 introduced source areas · World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16 v16, as of 2026-06-04
  • Alaska (AK)
  • Alabama (AL)
  • Arkansas (AR)
  • Arizona (AZ)
  • California (CA)
  • Colorado (CO)
  • Connecticut (CT)
  • District of Columbia (DC)
  • Delaware (DE)
  • Florida (FL)
  • Georgia (GA)
  • Hawaii (HI)
  • Iowa (IA)
  • Idaho (ID)
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  • Indiana (IN)
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  • Louisiana (LA)
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  • Nevada (NV)
  • New York (NY)
  • Ohio (OH)
  • Oklahoma (OK)
  • Oregon (OR)
  • Pennsylvania (PA)
  • Puerto Rico (PR)
  • Rhode I. (RI)
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  • Vermont (VT)
  • Washington (WA)
  • Wisconsin (WI)
  • West Virginia (WV)
  • Wyoming (WY)

The lossless worldwide derivative is retained once in the research corpus; object pages repeat only exact U.S. areas needed by the local lens. The JSON twin carries the same page assertions.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Listed without a rating (13)
Corroboration (13 rows from 1 source)
  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    13 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • “time to flaming (s): 17.76”

      FLAMITS record 9712; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device muffle furnace; site Murray2013-1; sampling march to april. Primary study Murray2013: Murray, B. R., Hardstaff, L. K., & Phillips, M. L. (2013). Differences in leaf flammability, leaf traits and flammability-trait relationships between native and exotic plant species of dry sclerophyll forest. PLoS One, 8, e79205.

    • Primary study Wesolowski2003: Weso?owski, M., & Konieczynski, P. (2003). Thermal decomposition and elemental composition of medicinal plant materials—Leaves and flowers Principal component analysis of the results. Thermochimica Acta, 397, 171–180.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device thermal analyzer; site Wesolowski2003-1; sampling ND.

      • Shared measurement context: consumability measurement.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 4.5”

          FLAMITS record 18371.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 49”

          FLAMITS record 18398.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 34.5”

          FLAMITS record 18425.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 40”

          FLAMITS record 18452.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 215”

          FLAMITS record 18479.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 370”

          FLAMITS record 18506.

        • “flame height (cm): 0.5”

          FLAMITS record 18533.

        • “flame height (cm): 2.1”

          FLAMITS record 18560.

        • “flame height (cm): 1.5”

          FLAMITS record 18587.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 75”

          FLAMITS record 18614.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 260”

          FLAMITS record 18641.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 405”

          FLAMITS record 18668.

Last verified 2026-08-23. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Plantago lanceolata (Narrow-leaved plantain). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/plantago-lanceolata/. Last verified 2026-08-23.