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(First upload on September 11 2009. Last on April 21 2013) [ 日本語 | English ]

Plantago L. (オオバコ) Hera-oobako (ヘラオオバコ, 箆大葉子), narrowleaf plantain Lifeform: weedy, perennial forb Distribution: Native to Europe (exotic to Japan) Assigned as one of the invasive species to Japan (NIES) Habitat: ruderal, on roadsides, waste places, and cultivated lands (less tolerant to trampling than P. major)

Seed dispersal: animal (ecto-zoochore) Chromosome number: 2n = 12 Dried leaf: used for reducing cough Pollen allergy (花粉症): the amount is small, but pollen-dispersal period is long from May to August Synonyms, discarded varieties - var. mediterranea Pilger (オオヘラオオバコ) - f. composita Farwell (エダウチヘラオオバコ)

Plantago lanceolata in Japan

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[1] A whole plant near the Elm Tunnel on August 31 2009. [2] leaves taken at N28/E4, East Ward, Sapporo, on August 30 2009. [3] close-up of an inflorescence at a roadside of N28/E4 on August 30 2009. [4] many shoots soon after snow-melt on April 13 2013 in front of GSES. This species is evergreen here. Also I saw green leaves on Hypochaeris radicata and Trifolium pratense. The white area on top-left side is snow.