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Broadleaf Plantain
Plantago major
セイヨウオオバコ（オオバコ）
A perennial herb highly tolerant of trampling, growing along roadsides and on compacted ground. Broad leaves spread in a basal rosette. Wind-pollinated, with numerous small flowers on slender spikes.
Identification Points
- ✓Broad elliptical leaves with arcuate (curved) veins
- ✓Leaves spread in a basal rosette
- ✓Dense small flowers on a slender spike
- ✓Petioles contain tough fibers that remain as threads when pulled
Habitat
Roadsides, compacted ground, parks
Season
May to September (flowers)
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf shape
Linear
Growth form
Herb
Petal count
4 petals
Petal fusion
Fused
Habitat
Roadside
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
3-4
Phylogenetic Positionオオバコ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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