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Plantaginaceae

Ribwort plantain

Plantago lanceolata L.

Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Plantago

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Ribwort plantain: Ribwort Plantain, Plantago lanceolata photgraphed at Essex, England
Photo: sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (66)
Afrikaans
Smalblaarplantago
Arabic
لسان الحمل السهمي, لسان الحمل السناني, لسان الفرد, اذان الأرنب, اذان الكبش
arz
لسان الحمل السهمى
Asturian
Panizu
azb
نشتریارپاق باغایارپاغی
Azerbaijani
Nəştəryarpaq bağayarpağı
Basque
Ezpata-plantain
Belarusian
Трыпутнік ланцэтны
Bosnian
Uskolisna bokvica
Bulgarian
Теснолистен живовляк, Теснолистен живовлек
Catalan
Plantatge de fulla estreta, Cinc-costures, Cinc-nervis, Cinc-nirvis
Chinese
長葉車前, 長葉車前草, 长叶车前, 披针叶车前, 欧车前, 窄叶车前
Croatian
Uskolisni trputac
Czech
Jitrocel kopinatý
Danish
Lancet-Vejbred, Lancetvejbred, Lancetbladet Vejbred
Dutch
Smalle weegbree
English
Ribwort plantain, Narrowleaf plantain
Esperanto
Lancfolia plantago
Estonian
Süstlehine teeleht, Süstleheline teeleht
Finnish
Heinäratamo
French
Plantain lancéolé, Herbe à cinq coutures, Herbe à cinq côtes, Plantain lanceole
Galician
Lingua de ovella, Chantaxe lanceolada
Georgian
Ლანცეტაფოთლიანი მრავალძარღვა
German
Spitzwegerich, Spitz-Wegerich, Lungenblattl, Spiesskraut, Spießkraut
Hebrew
לחך אזמלני
hsb
Husacy jazyčk, Dołhi putnik
Hungarian
Lándzsás útifű, Keskeny levelű útifű
Icelandic
Selgresi
Igbo
Ribwort Plantain
Indonesian
Otot-ototan
inh
Дынбарг ланцетгIа
Irish
Slánlus
Italian
Piantaggine lanciuola, Cinquenervi, Orecchie di lepre, Piantaggine
Japanese
ヘラオオバコ, 箆大葉子
kab
Imeẓuɣen agenin
Korean
창질경이
ks
گُل ہاکھ
Kurdish
Hevîzar, حەڤیزار
kw
Les hynsledan pymp gwythien
Latvian
Šaurlapu ceļteka
li
Smale waegbrei
Lithuanian
Siauralapis gyslotis
Macedonian
Теснолистен тегавец, Машки тегавец
Norwegian Bokmål
Smalkjempe
Norwegian Nynorsk
Smalkjempe
Occitan
Èrba de cinc còstas
os
Лыстæгсыфджын дугъысыф
Pashto
گزک بوټي
pcd
Eureille éd lapin
Persian
کاردی
Polish
Babka lancetowata, Babka wąskolistna, Języczki polne
Portuguese
Língua-de-ovelha
Quechua
Qallu-qallu
Romanian
Pătlagină lanceolată
Russian
Подорожник ланцетолистный, Подорожник ланцетный, Подорожник ланцетовидный, Подорожник ланцетолист
Serbian
Мушка боквица, Muška bokvica
Slovak
Skorocel kopijovitý
Slovenian
Ozkolistni trpotec
Spanish
Llantén de cinco nervios, Llantén menor, Quinquenervia, Siete venas, Llanten de cinco nervios, Llanten menor
Swedish
Svartkämpar, Spetsgroblad
Tajik
Зулфи ятимак
Turkish
Dar yapraklı sinirli ot, Dar yapraklı sinir otu, Dar yapraklı sinirliot
Ukrainian
Подорожник ланцетолистий
Urdu
بارتنگ سبز
Walloon
Plantrinne ås stroetès foyes, Oraye-di-live, Linwe-di-tchén
Welsh
Llyriad yr ais

Synonyms

  • Arnoglossum lanceolatum (L.) Gray
  • Arnoglossum lanceolatum var. ramosum Gray
  • Arnoglossum lanceolatum var. roseum Gray
  • Arnoglossum lanceolatum var. trinervium Gray
  • Lagopus lanceolatus (L.) Fourr.
  • Lagopus timbali Fourr.
  • Plantago abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Br.
  • Plantago ambigua Guss.
  • Plantago argentea Brot.
  • Plantago attenuata Wall.
  • Plantago azorica Hochst. ex Seub.
  • Plantago byzantina K.Koch
  • Plantago capensis Bojer
  • Plantago capitata Ten.
  • Plantago contorta Guss.
  • Plantago dalmatica Schott ex Steud.
  • Plantago dubia L.
  • Plantago elata Schur
  • Plantago elata Steud.
  • Plantago eriophora Hoffmanns. & Link
  • Plantago flexuosa Gaudin ex Rapin
  • Plantago fontis-curvae Kom.
  • Plantago glabriflora Sakalo
  • Plantago glareosa A.Kern. ex Meynh.
  • Plantago glauca C.A.Mey.
  • Plantago hirsuta Mazziari
  • Plantago hungarica Waldst. & Kit.
  • Plantago intermedia K.Koch
  • Plantago irrigua Fisch. ex Rchb.
  • Plantago japonica var. yezomaritima (Koidz.) H.Hara
  • Plantago kurdica Vatke
  • Plantago lanata Host
  • Plantago lanceifolia Salisb.
  • Plantago lanceolata f. bifurca Merino
  • Plantago lanceolata f. coarctata Neuman
  • Plantago lanceolata f. composita Farw.
  • Plantago lanceolata f. eriophora (Hoffmanns. & Link) Merino
  • Plantago lanceolata f. lanceolata
  • Plantago lanceolata f. lanuginosa (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Bolzon
  • Plantago lanceolata f. macrostachya Merino

and 68 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.