Common name
English: Buckhorn Plantain
German: Spitzwegerich
Mandarin: 长叶车前 (chang ye che qian)
Portuguese: Tanchagem-das-boticas
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Plantaginales (10)
Family: Plantaginaceae (14)(family description)
Genus: Plantago (6)
Epithet: lanceolata L. (1)
Synonym: Plantago altissima auct. non L.
altissima => very high (referring to altitude), (altus, high)
lanceolata => lancet-like in form
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, white
External links
Check for Plantago lanceolata at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [339] Plantago altissima auct. non L. - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER)
- [639] Plantago lanceolata - Plants For A Future database
- [1807] Plantago lanceolata - Flora of China @ efloras.org