{"id":5635,"date":"2012-02-15T16:40:57","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T21:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=5635"},"modified":"2024-02-05T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T21:00:29","slug":"common-plantain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds\/greenbrown-flowers\/common-plantain\/","title":{"rendered":"Common plantain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific name: <\/strong><em>Plantago major <\/em>L.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Common name(s): <\/strong>common plantain, broadleaf plantain, great plantain, greater plantain<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link(s): <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/home\/plantProfile?symbol=PLMA2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA PLANTS Profile,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/plantago\/major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Images:<\/strong> (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose &#8220;view image&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5635 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/04\/Plantago-major-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/04\/Plantago-major-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Plantago major end of May\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/04\/Plantago-major-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/04\/Plantago-major-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8163'>\n\t\t\t\tend of May\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Plantago-major-1-opt.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Plantago-major-1-opt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Plantago major leaves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Plantago-major-1-opt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Plantago-major-1-opt-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2014\/03\/Plantago-major-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2014\/03\/Plantago-major-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Plantago major flower spikes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2014\/03\/Plantago-major-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2014\/03\/Plantago-major-2-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9759'>\n\t\t\t\tflower spikes, August\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-perennial<\/p>\n<p>-leaves are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>basal<\/li>\n<li>broad ovate<\/li>\n<li>3-9 prominent veins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-may be confused with <em>P. media<\/em> or <em>P. rugelli<\/em>; see left sidebar of <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/plantago\/major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a> webpage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-disturbed areas<\/p>\n<p>-artificial habitats<\/p>\n<p>-meadows<\/p>\n<p>-fields<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural History:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Native to Europe<\/p>\n<p>-uses for herbal medicine<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>constipation<\/li>\n<li>coughs<\/li>\n<li>wounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Najafian, Y., Hamedi, S. S., Farshchi, M. K., &amp; Feyzabadi, Z. (2018). Plantago major in traditional persian medicine and modern phytotherapy: A narrative review.<i> Electronic Physician, <\/i><i>10<\/i>(2), 6390-6399. doi:10.19082\/6390<\/p>\n<p>Go Botany. \u201cPlantago Major L.\u201d <i>Plantago Major (Common Plantain): Go Botany<\/i>, 2021, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/plantago\/major\/.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Plantago major L. 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