About greater plantain
Plantago major, the broadleaf plantain, white man's footprint, waybread, or greater plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. The plant is native to Eurasia and naturalized to America. The leaves are edible and can be used to stop bleeding, soothe burns and insect bites.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plantago major
- Genus
- Plantago
- Family
- PLANTAGINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली ईसबगोल Jangli Isabgol, लहुरिया Lahuriya
- Nepali
- चमचे झार Chamche Jhar, इसबगोल Isabgol
- Tamil
- இசப்புக்கோல் விதை Ishappukol Vitai
- Kannada
- ಸಿರಪೊಟ್ಲ ಗಿಡ Sirapotla Gida
- Marathi
- बारटंग Baartang
Botanical family
Plantaginaceae
Plantain family
greater plantain belongs to the Plantaginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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