Grassy area
"Plantago is a genus of about 200 species of small, inconspicuous plants commonly called plantains or fleaworts. The common name plantain is shared with the unrelated cooking plantain, a kind of banana. Most are herbaceous plants, though a few are subshrubs growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall. (Source: Wikipedia, Plantago, CC BY-SA 3.0)"
Probably either dwarf variety or greater variety.
See also - https://www.wildedible.com/wild-food-guide/plantain for edibility and some history. Supposition that tender leaves and young seed heads of [any variety?] are edible (leaves raw or cooked).