Greater plantain
Plantago major L. [Plantaginaceae]
Seiyou-oobako (セイヨウオオバコ, 西洋大葉子)
Lifeform: weedy, perennial forb
Distribution: Native to Europe and northern and central Asia (exotic to Japan)
Habitat: ruderal, mostly on roadsides, widespread in Sapporo
Varieties
- subsp. major
- subsp. intermedia (DC.) Arcang.
- subsp. winteri (Wirtg.) W. Ludw.
Plantago major in Hokkaido
At N28/E4, Sapporo, on August 30 2009. Thanks, Matsuonji!
References
- Plantago asiatica (オオバコ)
- Plantago camtschatica (エゾオオバコ)
- Plantago lanceolata (ヘラオオバコ)