GREATER PLANTAIN
Plantago Major
Plantain Family [Plantaginaceae] 
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Plantain Family [Plantaginaceae]
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| 30th July 2009, Arable fields near Kingsley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 30th July 2009, Arable fields near Kingsley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 16th Aug 2008, Arable fields on Cheshire Plains. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 15th Aug 2008, Danebridge, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| When 'flowering, the long (6 inches or more) thin flowering spike has prominent purple anthers protruding from some section of the spike. The stamens are shorter and pale yellow. |
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| 15th Aug 2008, Danebridge, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| The leaves are have prominent veins, are quite large, broad oval, and have a wrinkled appearance and wavy edges. Often caterpillar eaten. |
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Sub-species : There is a sub-species, Plantago Major ssp Intermedia that grows in similar but more dampish places where the leaves are toothed. Distinguishing Feature : An undistinguished plant. No relation to any of the Water-Plantains, [plants with similar name] ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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Plantain Family [Plantaginaceae]
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