Plantaginaceae
Goose tongue
Plantago maritima
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Plantago
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Common names
By language (11)
- Chinese
- 沿海车前
- Dutch
- Zeeweegbree
- English
- Goose tongue, Sea plantain
- Finnish
- Meriratamo
- French
- Plantain maritime
- German
- Strandwegerich, Adelgras, Alpen-Wegerich, Alpenwegerich, Kiel-Wegerich, Schlangen-Wegerich
- Macedonian
- Приморски тегавец
- Russian
- Подорожник приморский
- Spanish
- Llanten maritimo, Llantén maritimo
- Ukrainian
- Подорожник морський
- Welsh
- Llyriad arfor
Synonyms
- Arnoglossum maritimum (L.) Gray
- Plantaginella maritima (L.) Fourr.
- Plantago maritima f. maritima
- Plantago oliganthos var. oliganthos
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 595 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Zoltán Nagy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cwmhiraeth, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michel Langeveld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: de:User:Jutta234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tatiana Gavrilova, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Castanhal García, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: jacinta lluch valero from madrid * barcelona....,, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.