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Bayer Code : plala
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Plantaginaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: ribwort plantain
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Spitzwegerich ; ES : llantén ; FR : plantain lancéolé ; IT : piantaggine lanciuola ; PT : língua-de-ovelha ; EN : ribwort plantain ; NL : smalle weegbree, NL : hondsri(e)bbe ; DK : lancet vejbred
Biological type: Perennial
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- Cotyledons very narrow, lengthened (> 10 times longer than wide).
- Leaves entire, lanceolate, more or less toothed.
- Height: 10-60 cm.
- Scapes deeply 5-furrowed, with angular ribs between furrows. leaves.
- Leaves in rosette ovate and tapered into a slender and relatively stalk acute at apex, erect, 3-5-nerved.
- Flowers very small, in cylindrical more or less lengthened and glabrous spike. Bracts ovate, acuminate, blackish on the back. Sepals : lateral with a slightly hairy keel. Corolla glabrous ovate-lobed.
- Fruit : capsule 2-seeded, seeds oblong, channelled on the internal side and smooth.
- Plant with aucubin.
- Biological type: perennial.
Ecological profile (click on flags): Present Rare Present Present Present Rare Present Present