| Plant Type | Forb |
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| Leaf Type | Simple |
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| Leaf Pattern | Basal |
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| Origin | Europe |
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| Wild/Cultivated | Wild |
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| Flower Color | white |
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| Habitat | Open fields |
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| Edibility | Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Seeds can be eaten raw or cooked as a cereal. |
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| Medicinal Uses | A poultice of the leaves can be effective on bites, stings, or other skin irritations. This poultice will reduce the itch and pain associated with bites and stings. |
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| Other Notes | This plant, and its close relative, the Common Plantain were know to some native americans as 'White Man's Footprint' because it would appear near european settlements. |
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