| Accepted name: |
Plantago major L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Plantago asiatica L.
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| English names: |
Broad-leaved Plantain
Common Plantain
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| French names: |
Plantain majeur
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Plantaginales
Family: Plantaginaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPLAMA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
AP |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Many listings under the heading " antain". Considered DIURETIC in action. It appears to have some properties of a VULNERARY and TONIC. The seeds soaked in water and ingested are used as a LAXATIVE (*1,*2). |
| Key Characters: |
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