Plantaginaceae
Greater plantain
Plantago major
- 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.
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Common names
By language (73)
- Arabic
- لسان الحمل الكبير, آذان الجدي, برد وسلام, لسام الكبش, لسان الحمل, لسان حمد, مصاصة
- Armenian
- Եզան լեզու մեծ
- arz
- لسان الحمل الكبير
- Asturian
- Llanzuela mayor
- azb
- بیزوْوشا
- Azerbaijani
- Böyük bağayarpağı
- Basque
- Plantain handi
- Belarusian
- Вялікі трыпутнік, Трыпутнік вялікі
- Bosnian
- Širokolisna bokvica
- Bulgarian
- Широколистен живовляк, Бърда, Жилавец, Петложилка, Широколистен живовлек
- Burmese
- ဆေးကျော်ကြီး, ဘားကြောပင်, အကြောတစ်ထောင်ပင်
- Catalan
- Plantatge gros, Plantatge
- Chinese
- 大車前草, 宽叶车前, 寬葉車前, 大叶车前, 大猪耳朵草, 大车前, 滇车前, 车前
- Croatian
- Trputac
- csb
- Psy jãzëczk
- Czech
- Jitrocel větší
- Danish
- Glat Vejbred
- Dutch
- Grote weegbree
- English
- Greater plantain, Common plantain, Broadleaf plantain, Wayburn leaf, White man's foot
- Estonian
- Suur teeleht
- Finnish
- Piharatamo, Ratamo
- French
- Grand plantain, Gros plantain, Plantain des oiseaux, Plantain majeur, Plantain officinal, Plantain à larges feuilles
- frr
- Waibleed
- Galician
- Chantaxe maior
- German
- Breitwegerich, Ackerkraut, Arnoglosse, Breit-Wegerich, Großer Wegerich, Mausöhrle, Rippenblatt, Saurüssel
- Guarani
- Llanten
- gv
- Cabbag Pherick
- Haitian Creole
- Planten
- hsb
- Wulki putnik, Šěroki putnik
- Hungarian
- Nagy útifű, Széles levelű útifű
- Icelandic
- Græðisúra
- Igbo
- Broadleaf plantain, Greater plantain, Wayburn leaf, White man's foot
- Indonesian
- Daun sendok
- inh
- Говрбарг
- Irish
- Cuach Phádraig
- Italian
- Piantaggine maggiore
- Japanese
- セイヨウオオバコ, オニオオバコ, 西洋大葉子
- kab
- Agusim imɣi
- Korean
- 왕질경이
- kw
- Les hynsledan
- Latvian
- Lielā ceļteka, Lielā ceļmalīte
- li
- Rup
- Lithuanian
- Plačialapis gyslotis
- Macedonian
- Широколистен тегавец, Голем тегавец
- Malay
- Pokok Daun Senduk, Pokok Daun Sejumbok, Pokok Daun Urat, Pokok Ekor Angin, Pokok Sendokan
- mwl
- Ceba porcos
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Groblad
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Groblad
- Occitan
- Plantatge dels ausèls
- Persian
- بارهنگ
- Polish
- Babka zwyczajna, Babka szerokolistna, Babka większa
- Portuguese
- Tanchagem, Santage, 7 nervos, Erval-dos-sete-fios, Orelha de veado, Taiova, Tanchagem-maior, Tanchá
- Quechua
- Saqarara
- Romanian
- Pătlagină mare
- Russian
- Подорожник большой, Подорожник больший
- Serbian
- Ženska bokvica, Женска боквица
- Serbian (Latin)
- Trputac
- shn
- ယႃႈဢဵၼ်ထွတ်ႇ, တူၼ်ႈယႃႈဢဵၼ်ယိုတ်ႈ, ယႃႈဢဵၼ်ထွတ်ႇဢွၼ်ႇ, ယႃႈဢဵၼ်ယိုတ်ႈ
- Slovak
- Skorocel väčší
- Slovenian
- Veliki trpotec, Makovec, Mačica, Potnjak, Pripot, Pripotec, Trpotec, Trpotnik
- Spanish
- Llantén mayor, Alpiste, Ballico, Cañamón, Cinco venas, Grana, Hierba de las siete costillas, Hierba de las siete venas
- Sundanese
- Ki Urat, Kiurat
- Swedish
- Groblad, Groblacka, Grodblad, Gårdsgroblad, Läkeblacka, Läkeblackeblad
- Tajik
- Зулф, Барги зулф, Барги Зуф
- Thai
- หญ้าเอ็นยืด
- Tongan
- Filo
- Turkish
- Sinirotu
- Ukrainian
- Подорожник великий, Plantae major
- vec
- Burati
- vep
- Son'lehtez
- Vietnamese
- Mã đề
- Welsh
- Llydan y ffordd
- wuu
- 大车前草
Synonyms
- Plantago latifolia Salisb.
- Plantago major f. major
- Plantago major var. gigas (H.Lév.) H.Lév.
- Plantago major var. kimurae Yamam.
- Plantago major var. major
- Plantago major var. megastachya Wallr.
- Plantago major var. pauciflora (Gilib.) Bég.
- Plantago major var. sawadai Yamam.
- Plantago major var. sinuata (Lam.) Decne.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- 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, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Alepistoia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.