Ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Plantago lanceolata
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Habitat
- Meadow
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Inconspicuous
- Blooms in
- Spring, Summer
- Use
- Medicine
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its narrow leaves have three to five strong parallel ribs, which gave it the name ribwort.
- Children have long played a game with its tough stalks, knocking off each other's flower heads like conkers.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q157408 · All plants · All entries