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Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Photo by Meik Meißner
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Field Notes

Description:

Perennial, herbaceous plant. Height: 5 - 50 cm. Its root can go down to 60 cm in the soil. Leaves have no petiole. It flowers from mai to September.

Habitat:

Grows on meadows, along roadsides and fields.

Notes:

It contains several substances used to treat inner infections of the throat.
It can be used as tea.

Reference Links:

Plantago lanceolata L.

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