Plantago lanceolata L., 1753 52% complete

Narrow-leaf plantain

Sp. Pl.: 113 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Plantago lanceolata, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced18 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded11 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data, Plants For A Future
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 113 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Narrow-leaf plantain No source recorded
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Observations Macaronesia, N. Africa to Mauritania, Temp. Eurasia No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 45 cm
  • 19.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 408 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 86, 88, 108, 115, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 192, 200, 203, 216, 249, 251, 270, 272, 299, 310, 320, 327, 353, 383, 428, 468, 507, 519, 520, 544, 589, 616, 655, 775, 776, 807, 832, 882, 897, 898, 902, 926
  • 45 cm · Plants For A Future · Reported · 2026-09-04
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 23 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 272, 350, 500, 544, 600, 655, 902, 918
Sourced
Edible part leaves, seeds
  • leaves|seeds · Plants For A Future · Reported · 2026-09-04
Differs from sources
Flower color white, brown, yellow
  • brown, white, yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 350, 655
Sourced
Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Inflorescence type empty Not on the record
Maximum height 60 cm
  • 18.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 86, 88, 108, 115, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 192, 200, 203, 216, 249, 251, 270, 272, 299, 310, 320, 327, 353, 383, 428, 468, 507, 519, 520, 544, 589, 616, 655, 775, 776, 807, 832, 882, 897, 898, 902, 926
  • 60 cm · Plants For A Future · Reported · 2026-09-04
Sourced
Sexuality gynodioecious Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months mar, apr, may, jun, jul
  • mar, apr, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 600, 833
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded jan, mar, apr, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 600, 833
Sourced
Duration biennial, perennial
  • annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 50 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 110, 164, 178, 203, 236, 272, 299, 432, 443, 460, 818, 879, 882, 918, 925
  • biennial|perennial · Plants For A Future · Reported · 2026-09-04
Differs from sources
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air
  • 4 / 9 · moderately dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 882
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5
  • pH 6.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.5
  • pH 5.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 21 cm
  • 21 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 192, 339, 432, 818, 832
Sourced
Raw
Dissemination raw animals (adhesion), water No source recorded
Source not recorded
Pollinisation raw wind, flies, beetles No source recorded
Source not recorded
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 24.5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 35 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 88, 272, 307, 347, 412, 615
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record