*Plantago major Linnaeus. Common Plantain, White-Man's-Foot. Phen: May-Nov. Hab: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Europe, possibly also native in ne. North America, possibly as far south as the northern part of our area.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Taxonomy Comments: Very variable, and possibly worthy of some of the infraspecific subdivisions suggested by various authors. The Coastal Plain populations associated with the Chesapeake Bay in VA may represent a native, estuarine genotype.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, NY, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Rosatti (1984); = Plantago major L. ssp. major – G; = Plantago major L. var. major – Tat; < Plantago major L. – C, FNA17, K1, K3, Pa; > Plantago major L. var. major – F; > Plantago major L. – F

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7