bracted plantain

Plantago aristata

Plantaginaceae

Long thin bracts project from flower spike

Slideshow and species account to come.

For more information:

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/plantago/aristata/

https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/2173

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86967697

http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=1098

https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/large-bracted-plantain