Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Plantago lanceolata


Ribwort Plantain(english)
Llanten menor(spanish)
Ribwort Plantain is a common perennial herb native to europa and introduced in the rest of the world.It flowers early summer and you can find the flowers until autumn.Ribwort Plantain is found commonly in grass fields of both rich and poor soils,which does give it a different appearance.It is used as indicator in pollen research to find out use of land in the past.Ribwort Plantain is a non toxic herb and can be feed to animals.For humans it is used as a herbal medicine and also tea can be made out of it.Also butterfly's use the plant to lay their eggs.From Galicia

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