Plantago lagopus L.

Plantain Pied-de-lièvre (fr), Plantain queue-de-lièvre (fr), Plantain pied-de-lièvre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Plantago

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.28
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The leaves at the base are eaten boiled and seasoned with oil and salt.
Uses medicinal oil
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Plantago lagopus habit picture by Lisa Giovannoli (cc-by-sa)
Plantago lagopus habit picture by francois tissot (cc-by-sa)
Plantago lagopus habit picture by Monteiro Henrique (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Plantago lagopus leaf picture by scandjsky (cc-by-sa)
Plantago lagopus leaf picture by Julia Agziou (cc-by-sa)
Plantago lagopus leaf picture by Centeno Juan (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Plantago lagopus flower picture by García Calero Cristina (cc-by-sa)
Plantago lagopus flower picture by García Calero Cristina (cc-by-sa)
Plantago lagopus flower picture by Georgina Gomez Ferre (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Plantago lagopus fruit picture by santarelli (cc-by-sa)
Plantago lagopus fruit picture by Stefano Lazzaretti (cc-by-sa)
Plantago lagopus fruit picture by Andreu Ana (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Plantago lagopus world distribution map, present in France and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:685306-1
WFO ID wfo-0000486742
COL ID 4JLMB
BDTFX ID 49938
INPN ID 113889
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Plantago vaginata Plantago lusitanica Plantago madritensis Plantago lagurus Plantago fornicata Plantago denticulata Plantago x lagopodioides Plantago dasyurus Plantago eriostachya Plantago pseudolusitanica Plantago arvensis Plantago matritensis Plantago aliena Plantago lagopus

Lower taxons

Plantago lagopus subsp. ptolemaidis