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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Broadleaf Plantain<br /> | image = Plantago_major.jpg<br /> | image_width = 250px<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Lamiales]]<br /> | familia = [[Plantaginaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Plantago]]''<br /> | species = '''''P. major'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Plantago major''<br /> | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Broadleaf Plantain''', '''Cart Track Plant''', '''Common Plantain''', '''Dooryard Plantain''', '''Greater Plantago''', '''Healing Blade''', '''Hen Plant''', '''Lamb's Foot''', '''Roadweed''', '''Roundleaf Plantain''', '''Waybread''', '''Wayside Plantain''', '''White Man's Foot''' (''Plantago major'') is a member of the plantago family, [[Plantaginaceae]]. In [[North America]], this plant is primarily a [[weed]], though it is edible and is used in [[herbal medicine]]. The plant is native to [[Europe]], and is believed to be one of the first plants to [[Naturalisation (biology)|naturalize]] in the colonies.<br /> <br /> This plant does best in compacted soils, and hence is sometimes called &quot;roadweed&quot;. It propagates primarily by seeds, which are held on the long, narrow spikes which rise well above the foliage. <br /> <br /> Some [[cultivars]] of this plant are used in [[gardens]].<br /> <br /> The Plant is commonly found on field boundaries as it is tolerant to pestcides and herbicides. It is wind-pollenated, and a cause of summer allergies when in flower.<br /> <br /> Crushed leaves can be applied directly to the skin to stop bleeding, bee stings and insect bites. Psyllium seeds are a bulk [[laxative]].<br /> <br /> The leaves are completely edible, but can be somewhat tough. The taste is that of very bitter salad greens with a lingering aftertaste like spinach. Young leaves are recommended as they are more tender. The leaves when dried make a good tea. The sinews from the broadleaf plantain are very pliable and tough when fresh and/or wettened, and can be used to make small cords or braiding. When dry the sinews harden but also become more brittle.<br /> <br /> {{Lamiales-stub}}<br /> [[category:Plantaginaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Lawn weeds]]<br /> [[category:Medicinal plants]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Europe]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Estonia]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of the United Kingdom]]</div>

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