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center of the plant. The flowering head can be short or long, but the entire flower spikes
hold numerous tiny, translucent flowers when in bloom.

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Plantains have a mild “green vegetable” flavor that makes a delightful base for a salad
but begs to be seasoned when cooked. You can harvest the plant whole in the spring
before the flower spikes appear or harvest the young, tender leaves throughout the
growing season. The seeds can be collected from mature spikes. Dry and grind into a flour
that can be used for almost any baking recipe.

Pennycress, Field (Thlaspi Arvense)

Annual or biennial herb; harvest spring through fall

29 “Broadleaf Plantain” by: F. D. Richards, (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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