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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:
3 (3  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


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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     
6Other     
Naturalized ()
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables. 1974
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28788. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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