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Plantago major

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Plantago major

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Also known as broadleaf plantain, white man's foot, greater plantain, wayburn leaf

species of plant

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*Plantago major* L., commonly known as greater plantain or common plantain, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It belongs to the genus *Plantago* and is classified within the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species produces capsules and is utilized as a medicinal plant, vegetable, fodder, and in brewing.

The taxon has a wide distribution, with native records in regions including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, and the Baltic States. It is also documented in Brazil, Beijing, China, and Shanghai. Additional records exist in Canada and Mexico. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2016.

Synthesized by Vinony from 47 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

common plantain

Plantago major

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyPlantaginaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya
Observations recorded1,226,241

大車前草（学名：Plantago major）又名寬葉車前，是车前科車前屬的一種植物。這種植物原產於亞洲北部和歐洲，但現已遍佈全球。它在殖民時期被無意中帶到美洲。這種植物能夠在緊緻的土壤生長，包括從前築路時被夯實的泥土路，所以在英語又名"roadweed"，意思就是「路上的野草」。 寬葉車前是一種風媒植物，葉子搗碎後可以用來止血，可食用及入藥，但在美國被視為一種野草。 果實

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
12,344
With media
8,436
Family
Plantaginaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, ECOSUR, INECOL, UNICACH, FC-UNAM, CICY
Recorded in
Canada, Mexico
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Plantago
Image
Grote weegbree bloeiwijze Plantago major subsp. major.jpg
Has use
sarma
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Commons category
Plantago major
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Plantago major
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28788
taxon common name
LLantén mayor
Commons gallery
Plantago major
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
has fruit type
capsule
taxon range
Myanmar
short name
P. major
taxon author citation
L.
external data available at URL
www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
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Encyclopedic overview

Plantago major, the broadleaf plantain, white man's footprint, waybread, or greater plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. The plant is native to Eurasia and naturalized to America. The leaves are edible and can be used to stop bleeding, soothe burns and insect bites.

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