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While the flowerheads are not particularly showy, the thick rubbery leaves provide this plant with a presence that is quite interesting and different. This is the only member of the genus Arnoglossum with plantain-shaped lower leaves. The other members of the genus have lower leaves that are wider and more angular, which is probably an accomodation to the lower light levels of the woodland habitats in which they are more likely to occur. While this is often thought to be a wetland species, it also occurs in mesic black soil prairies. Return