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Greater plantain
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Greater plantain

Plantago major L.

LC Least ConcernIntroduced by people

Names

EnglishGreater plantain
DutchGrote weegbree
SpanishLlantén mayor
Chinese大车前
Scientific namePlantago major L.

About this species

Plantago major, the greater plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It is native to Eurasia and temperate Africa, and widely naturalised elsewhere.

Greater plantain is not closely related to the fruit also known as plantain, which is a type of banana.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusPlantago

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