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Jun 20, 2021
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Plantaginaceae – plantain family
his family includes hebes — a prolific genus native to Aotearoa — and antirrhinums, also known as snapdragons. In addition, it includes Plantago, a genus of herbaceous plants commonly called plantains (not to be confused with the cooking bananas that are also called plantains). There are around twenty recorded species of Plantago in Aotearoa, about nine of which are native. Many are endemic; some are rare and specific to certain regions, so are best left alone.).
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