Plantago major
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Hillside Park, Harare
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Hillside Park, Harare
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La Rochelle
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| Common names: | Broad-leaved plantain (English) |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with leaves spirally arranged in a dense basal rosette. Leaves ovate to broadly elliptic 3-9-veined from the base; margin subentire to irregularly dentate. One to several erect stems arise with single terminal inflorescences; flowers in elongated spikes, greenish. Capsules reddish-brown. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | major: larger, greater, bigger |
| Habitat: | In moist disturbed places such as flower beds, lawns, roadsides and in ditches, often along streams. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Europe, North Africa, North and Central Asia; naturalised widely in the rest of the world |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Lehmann, G. (1988). Plantaginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 10 - 12. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 67. |
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