Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Plantago major Linnaeus
(Common Plantain, Great Plantain)


Family: Plantaginaceae

Status: Exotic

Synonyms:
None

Plantago major is an annual or biennial with strongly ribbed broadly ovate leaves. It was introduced from Europe and is found in disturbed areas at lower to middle elevation.
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Plantago major, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Lake Roberts, July 15, 2007



Plantago major, in fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Rd., Oct. 20, 2008



Plantago major, macro of circumscissile capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Rd., Oct. 20, 2008



Plantago major, macro of circumscissile capsules, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Rd., November 18, 2009



Plantago major, macro of circumscissile capsule and seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Rd., November 18, 2009



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