Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusPlantago
Scientific name with authorshipPlantago lanceolata L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arnoglossum lanceolatum (L.) GrayArnoglossum lanceolatum var. ramosum GrayArnoglossum lanceolatum var. roseum GrayArnoglossum lanceolatum var. trinervium GrayLagopus lanceolatus (L.) Fourr.Lagopus timbali Fourr.Plantago abyssinica Hochst.Plantago abyssinica Hochst. ex A.BraunPlantago ambigua Guss.Plantago argentea Brot.Plantago attenuata Wall.Plantago azorica Hochst.Plantago azorica Hochst. ex Seub.Plantago byzantina K.KochPlantago capensis BojerPlantago capitata Ten.Plantago contorta Guss.Plantago dalmatica SchottPlantago dalmatica Schott ex Steud.Plantago decumbens Rchb.Plantago dubia L.Plantago elata SchurPlantago elata Steud.Plantago eriophora Hoffmanns. & LinkPlantago eriopoda Hoffmanns. & LinkPlantago flexuosa GaudinPlantago flexuosa Gaudin ex RapinPlantago fontis-curvae Kom.Plantago fontiscurva Kom., 1932Plantago glabriflora SakaloPlantago glareosa A.Kern.Plantago glareosa A.Kern. ex Meynh.Plantago glauca C.A.Mey.Plantago hirsuta MazziariPlantago hungarica Waldst. & Kit.Plantago intermedia K.KochPlantago irrigua Fisch.Plantago irrigua Fisch. ex Rchb.Plantago japonica var. yezomaritima (Koidz.) H.HaraPlantago kurdica VatkePlantago lanata HostPlantago lanceifolia Salisb.Plantago lanceolata f. bifurca MerinoPlantago lanceolata f. coarctata NeumanPlantago lanceolata f. composita Farw.Plantago lanceolata f. dubia (L.) Lindm.Plantago lanceolata f. eriophora (Hoffmanns. & Link) L.GrossPlantago lanceolata f. eriophora (Hoffmanns. & Link) MerinoPlantago lanceolata f. lanceolataPlantago lanceolata f. lanuginosa (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) BolzonPlantago lanceolata f. macrostachya MerinoPlantago lanceolata f. minor StefánssonPlantago lanceolata f. pleiocephala MerinoPlantago lanceolata subsp. altissima Retz.Plantago lanceolata subsp. capitata Retz.Plantago lanceolata subsp. communis (Schltdl.) Pott.-Alap.Plantago lanceolata subsp. elata (Schur) TacikPlantago lanceolata subsp. eriophora (Hoffmanns. & Link) SoóPlantago lanceolata subsp. glareosa (A.Kern.) MurrPlantago lanceolata subsp. lanuginosa (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Arcang.Plantago lanceolata subsp. lanuginosa (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Ces.Plantago lanceolata subsp. sphaerocephala (Wimm. & Grab.) HayekPlantago lanceolata subsp. sphaerostachya (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) HayekPlantago lanceolata subsp. sphaerostachya Mert. & KochPlantago lanceolata var. alpina GaudinPlantago lanceolata var. altissima Schumach.Plantago lanceolata var. angustifolia DC.Plantago lanceolata var. angustifolia St.-Lag.Plantago lanceolata var. bakeri C.E.SalmonPlantago lanceolata var. capitata (Ten.) Corb.Plantago lanceolata var. capitata (Ten.) Cout.Plantago lanceolata var. capitellata W.D.J.KochPlantago lanceolata var. communis Schltdl.Plantago lanceolata var. contigua MenezesPlantago lanceolata var. dubia (L.) Lilj.Plantago lanceolata var. dubia (L.) Wahlenb.Plantago lanceolata var. elata (Schur) TacikPlantago lanceolata var. elata Bab.Plantago lanceolata var. erecta Schltdl.Plantago lanceolata var. eriophora (Hoffmanns. & Link) Corb.Plantago lanceolata var. eriophora (Hoffmanns. & Link) Cout.Plantago lanceolata var. eriophora (Hoffmanns. & Link) Simonk.Plantago lanceolata var. eriophylla Decne.Plantago lanceolata var. glareosa (A.Kern.) MurrPlantago lanceolata var. graminifolia Wahlb.Plantago lanceolata var. humifusa (Bernh.) M.LoehrPlantago lanceolata var. lanuginosa BastardPlantago lanceolata var. lanuginosa Bluff & Fingerh.Plantago lanceolata var. lanuginosa Mert. & W.D.J.KochPlantago lanceolata var. latifolia Wimm. & Grab.Plantago lanceolata var. major Schrad.Plantago lanceolata var. major SymePlantago lanceolata var. maritima Godr.Plantago lanceolata var. media Schrad.Plantago lanceolata var. mediterranea (Strobl) Pilg.Plantago lanceolata var. minima GaudinPlantago lanceolata var. minima MoritziPlantago lanceolata var. minor Schltdl.Plantago lanceolata var. minor Schrad.Plantago lanceolata var. montana Edmondston
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier321285-2
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical Africa
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.