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                Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
                Genus: Plantago (Plantain)
            
                
                    
                        Plantago major L. - Greater Plantain
                    
                    
                
                    
                        Plantago coronopus L. - Buck's-Horn Plantain
                    
                    
                
                    
                        Plantago maritima L. - Sea Plantain
                    
                    
                
                    
                        Plantago alpina L. - Alpine Plantain
                    
                    
                
                    
                        Plantago media L. - Hoary Plantain
                    
                    
                
                    
                        Plantago atrata Hoppe - Dark Plantain
                    
                    
                
                    
                        Plantago lanceolata L. - Ribwort Plantain
                    
                    
                
                    
                        Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit. - Branched Plantain
                    
                    
                
                    
                        Plantago uniflora L. - Shoreweed
                    
                    
                
            
                           
                                Maximal 20 cm tall. inflorescence: 
 
                            
                        The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
 
                            
                        |  | Natural, established occurences |  | Artificial occurences | 
                                The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
                                
                                
                                Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
                            
                             
                        
 
                        
                    
                
                    
                
                    
                
            grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, snowbeds
in alkaline, moist to wet habitats