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Plantago

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Plantago is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, commonly called plantains or fleaworts. The common name plantain is shared with the unrelated cooking plantain. Most are herbaceous plants, though a few are subshrubs growing to tall.

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Plantago is a genus of plants in the family Plantaginaceae. It belongs to the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta within the kingdom Plantae. The name derives from the Latin word “planta,” meaning a footprint. Common names for the genus include plantain, Weegbree, Plantatge, 车前属, and kämpar. The type species is Plantago major, and the taxon is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

The genus has an accepted taxonomic status. Records indicate its presence in Mexico, with specimens held by institutions such as GH, IBUNAM, FC-UNAM, FCF-UANL, and IIB-UV. There are 4,368,268 occurrence records, 3,720 specific records, and 2,283 media files associated with the genus. Additionally, 2,234 PubMed entries reference Plantago, and it is cited by 310 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

kämpar

Plantago

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyPlantaginaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Amur, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast
Observations recorded4,368,268

车前属（学名：Plantago）包括大约200种植物，遍布全世界，有的品种本身就分布在世界各地，绝大部分为草本，也有少数品种是能长到60厘米高的灌木，叶座生，但在近茎端变窄，形成假叶柄，有3-5条平行叶脉；花茎上生有4-40厘米长的穗状或锥形花序，花小，风媒；种子小。 车前属药用做收敛剂，用于消毒、杀菌、消炎、止痛、祛痰、止血和利尿，外用将叶捣敷治疗蚊虫叮咬、烫伤、有毒植物蜇伤等，印度车前子种皮粉是良好的膳食纤维补充剂，并可治疗便秘。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,720
With media
2,283
Family
Plantaginaceae
Collections
GH, IBUNAM, FC-UNAM, FCF-UANL, IIB-UV, IEA-UAT
Recorded in
Mexico
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Research

2,234 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Plantaginaceae
Image
Plantago major.jpg
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Commons category
Plantago
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Plantago
taxonomic type
Plantago major
topic's main category
Category:Plantago
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9492
Commons gallery
Plantago
taxon common name
trpotec
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Species
  • Etymology
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Ecology
  • Uses
  • Culture
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Plantago is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, commonly called plantains or fleaworts. The common name plantain is shared with the unrelated cooking plantain. Most are herbaceous plants, though a few are subshrubs growing to tall.

==Description== The leaves are sessile or have a poorly defined petiole. They have three or five parallel veins that diverge in the wider part of the leaf. Leaves are broad or narrow, depending on the species. The inflorescences are borne on stalks typically tall, and can be a short cone or a long spike, with numerous tiny wind-pollinated flowers.

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