Plantago major L.

English: Broadleaf plantain

German: Breitwegerich

Mandarin: 大车前 (da che qian)

Portuguese: Erva-das-sete-linhas, Tanchagem-folha-larga

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Plantaginales (10)

        Family: Plantaginaceae (14)(family description)

          Genus: Plantago (6)

            Epithet: major L. (4)

Synonym: Plantago asiatica auct. non L.

asiatica => of Asiatic origin

major => larger than the type

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: green, beige, white

Check for Plantago major at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [340] Plantago major - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [640] Plantago major - Plants For A Future database
• [780] Image of Plantago major - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz

• [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.