Chinese plantain
Plantago asiatica L. [Plantaginaceae]
oobako (オオバコ, 大葉子)
Lifefrom: perennial forb
Distribution: east Asia (China- Korea - Japan)
Habit: tolerant to trampling (well-established on roadsides, urban parks, etc.)
Plantago L. in Japan
Including exotics
P. asiatica L. (オオバコ)
- var. japonica (Franch. et Savat.) Miyabe f. yezomaritima (Koidz.) Kitam. (テリハオオバコ)
- var. yakusimensis (Masamune) Ohwi (ヤクシマオオバコ)
P. aristata Michx. (アメリカオオバコ)
P. camtschatica Cham. ex Link (エゾオオバコ)
- f. glabra (Makino et Honda) Ohwi (ケナシエゾオオバコ)
P. hakusanensis Koidz. (ハクサンオオバコ)
P. heterophylla Nutt. (ニチナンオオバコ)
P. indica L. (ホソバオオバコ)
P. lanceolata L. (ヘラオオバコ)
- var. mediterranea Pilger (オオヘラオオバコ)
P. major L. (セイヨウオオバコ)
- var. japonica (Franch. et Savat.) Miyabe (トウオオバコ)
P. virginica L. (ツボミオオバコ)
Plantago asiatica in Hokkaido
[Left] a Plantago asiatica community. (at Toya Lake Experimental Station on August 24 2010) [Center] an individual. [Right] close-up of inflorescence. [C/R] at Chikyu Cape, Muroran City, on August 23 2010.
Plantago asiatica on Mount Usu
[Left] two plantains. [Center] close-up of leaves that have no hairs. [Right] close-up of capsules. Along a trail to Yu-kun Crater on August 25 2010.