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Taxon:  Plantago major L.



Summary
Genus:
Plantago
Subgenus:
Plantago
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Tribe:
Plantagineae
Nomen number:
28788
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:112. 1753
Verified:
05/13/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
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    • http://www.skud.info
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Common names
English
broadleaf plantain –
common plantain –
greater plantain –
large plantain –
plantain –
Arabic
lisan al-hamal –
French
grand plantain –
plantain majeur –
German
Breitwegerich –
Portuguese
tanchagem-maior –
Portuguese (Brazil)
lantana-maior –
Spanish
llantén –
llantén común –
llantén major –
Swedish
groblad –
Transliterated Russian
podorožnik bol'šoj –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
4Naturalized    widely natzd. weed
6Other    origin Eurasia
Naturalized (widely natzd. weed)
Other (origin Eurasia)
Economic Uses
Medicines
Weed
potential seed contaminant (fide Geigy Weed Tables. 1968) –


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