Plantago hawaiensis of the Plantaginaceae (plantain) family, an herb which grows from a stout short stem, has thick, leathery, narrowly oval or oblong basal leaves 7.5 to 22 cm (3 to 8.7 in) long and 1.5 to 3.2 cm (0.6 to 1.3 in) wide. The flowering stalk is 20 to 90 cm (7.9 to 35 in) long and...