Species Plantago major
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Plantago:
La. plantagin- = foot-sole-like; referring to the broad, flat leaves lying close on the ground.
Etymology of major:
From the Latin major = 'long', 'big', 'tall', 'powerful', 'broad'.
Scientific name:
Plantago major L.
Common names:
Great Plantain
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Sp. Pl. 1: 112 (1753)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1753
Thinly hairy tufted perennial to 60 cm. Leaves ovate, petiolate, ribbed, sometimes woolly in the axils. Flowers in elongate spikes, scattered below, whitish. Sept.--Feb. Weed of damp places, NW, SW, AP, LB, SE (European weed, cosmopolitan).
Observations of Taxon
Plantago major
Locality:
Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Plantago major
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown