Plantago major

Plantago major L. Engl.: common plantain, broad-leafed plantain, great plantain, greater plantain, plantain, rib-grass, ribwort, ripple-grass, waybread, white man's foot. Deu.: Breitwegerich, Grosser Wegerich, Wegbreit. Suom.: piharatamo. Sven.: groblad, gårdsgroblad, vägbräddblad, åkergroblad. Dan.: glat vejbred. Fran.: grand plantain, plantain majeur. Pre-Linnaean: Plantago, Plantago foliis ovatis glabris.

Photo: Plantago major.

Photo: Plantago major. Flowers. The leaves and seeds are medicinal. It's common in Finland, unlike other Plantago species. These particular plants are the biggest specimens I've ever seen. Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 1995-07-01.