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Asian plantain
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Asian plantain

Plantago asiatica

Plantago asiatica, is a self-fertile, perennial flowering plant of genus Plantago. It is in flower from July to August. The plant is native to East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, etc.). It grows really well in disturbed areas like roadsides or even dirt roads.

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Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Asian plantain in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.36

Asian plantain in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Plants

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Plants

王圻, 王思義 · 1607 · p.36

Asian plantain in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 11)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 11)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.50

Asian plantain in Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration

Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration

Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.636

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In the stacks

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 501675.