Plantago lanceolata L.
Ribwort Plantain
Ribwort Plantain is a perennial herb known for its rosette-forming growth habit. It has leafless, silky, hairy flower stems that can grow up to 45 centimeters tall. The basal leaves are lanceolate, spreading or erect, with parallel veins and a short petiole. The flower stalk is deeply furrowed and ends in an ovoid inflorescence of many small flowers, each with a pointed bract. Each inflorescence can produce up to 200 seeds. The flowers are small, with a green calyx and brownish corolla, and long white stamens. The plant reproduces both sexually via wind-dispersed pollen and occasionally through bee pollination.
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Lamiales
Plantaginaceae
Plantago
The plant contains phenylethanoids such as acteoside (verbascoside), cistanoside F, lavandulifolioside, plantamajoside, and isoacteoside. It also contains iridoid glycosides like aucubin and catalpol.
Ribwort Plantain is commonly used in herbal teas and remedies. A tea made from the leaves is used as a cough medicine. In traditional Austrian medicine, the leaves are used internally for respiratory tract disorders, skin issues, insect bites, and infections. The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.
June to September
Spring or fall
Up to 45 centimeters (17.7 inches)
Brownish
Open, disturbed areas such as roadsides, meadows, and lawns. It thrives in a variety of soil conditions but prefers well-drained soils.
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