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Plantago major, the broadleaf plantain, white man's footprint, waybread, or greater plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. The plant is native to Eurasia. The young, tender leaves can be eaten raw, and the older, stringier leaves can be boiled in stews and eaten.
The differences in broadleaf weeds' structure and growth habits make them easy to distinguish from narrow-leaved weedy grasses. [5] Most broadleaf weeds have leaves with net-like veins and nodes that contain one or more leaves, and they may have showy flowers, [6] while grassy weeds appear as a single leaf from a germinated seed. [7]
Leaves are broad or narrow, depending on the species. The inflorescences are borne on stalks typically 5–40 centimetres (2– 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) tall, and can be a short cone or a long spike, with numerous tiny wind-pollinated flowers .
Plantago lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It is known by the common names ribwort plantain, [1] narrowleaf plantain, [2] English plantain, [3] ribleaf, [citation needed] lamb's tongue, and buckhorn. [4] It is a common weed on cultivated or disturbed land.
Plantago asiatica, is a self-fertile, perennial species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. [1] [2] It is native to East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, etc.). It grows well in disturbed areas such as roadsides or even dirt roads. [3] It is valued for its use in folk medicine [4] and it also can be used in cooking. [5]
The leaves and the bark are used to treat coughs, sore throats, asthma, bronchitis, gonorrhea, yellow fever, toothache, and as an antidote to general poisoning. [159] Trifolium pratense: Red clover: The plant is an ingredient in some recipes for essiac tea. Research has found no benefit for any human health conditions. [160] Trigonella foenum ...
Plantago rugelii is an edible species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is native to North America, where it occurs in eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. Its common names include American plantain, blackseed plantain, and pale plantain. [2]
Narrow-leaved water plantain Alisma lanceolatum differs only in that the leaf tips are acuminate and shape is narrow lanceolate. Image of a water plantain by Theodore Green (1931). According to some sources, presumed specimens found in North America are actually the similar A. subcordatum and A. trivale. [3]