Greater Plantain

Greater Plantain - Plantago major

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Alternative names
Broad-Leaved Plantain
Description
Low to short plant with a solitary, or several leaf rosettes. Leaves oval to elliptical, irregularly toothed or untoothed 5 to 9 veined, thick and dark green. Flowers greenish yellow, 3 mm in more or less equalling the unridged stalks. Anthers pale purplish turning yellowish brown.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Grassy and waste places, roadsides and footpaths.
When to see it
June to October.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Common throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 603 of the 617 tetrads
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    15 July 2006
  • David Nicholls
    Barrow Upon Soar
    15 July 2011
  • Dylan
    Melton The Crescent
    30 July 2023
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby
    30 March 2014
  • Steve Mathers
    Grantham Canal (Harby to Stathern Bridge)
    08 August 2016
  • Fran Marsland
    Broughton Astley
    17 July 2012

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