Plantain family (Plantaginaceae) ⁵

Summary ⁶

Plantago major (broadleaf plantain, white man's foot, or greater plantain) is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. The plant is native to most of Europe and northern and central Asia, but has widely naturalised elsewhere in the world.

Similar species ⁵

Plantago rugelii, a very similar native species, has the base of the leaf stalks purple, rather than green. It is also a common weed.

Learn More ⁵

Weed of the Month, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Midwest Invasive Species Information Network.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Степанова Ксения, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Степанова Ксения, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179093424
2. (c) lemonsnapp, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by lemonsnapp, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53762407
3. (c) Josey, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Josey, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179070731
4. (c) lemonsnapp, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by lemonsnapp, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53762407
5. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
6. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major

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