Plantago major - Greater plantain

Greater plantain (Plantago major) is a low-growing perennial herb with edible young leaves and seed, widely used medicinally as a wound-healing astringent.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Hardiness zone 12¹
• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Plantago spp. - Plantain
• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Ground cover¹

Footnotes

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