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Plantago L.

Ratamot Plantain Ribwort
Plantago, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Plantago, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]

Foodplants for Agrochola macilenta, A. nitida, Amata kruegeri, A. phegea, A. ragazzii, Arctia caja, Artimelia latreillei, Atlantarctica ungemachi, Autographa aemula, A. mandarina, Borearctia menetriesii?, Candalides heathi, C. heathi, Caradrina montana, C. selini, Chelis simplonica, Conistra erythrocephala, C. rubiginosa, Coscinia bifasciata, Diacrisia sannio, Diaphora sordida, Diarsia dahlii, Diasemia reticularis, Dicallomera fascelina, Dysauxes ancilla, Epatolmis caesarea, Epicallia villica, Eucharia festiva, Eugnorisma glareosa, Euphydryas aurinia, E. aurinia beckeri, E. chalcedona, E. cynthia, E. editha, E. iduna, E. maturna, Eupoecilia angustana, Euptoieta claudia, Euxoa ochrogaster rossica, Falseuncaria degreyana, Grammia quenseli, Hyphoraia aulica, H. aulica, H. dejeani, Idaea muricata, Junonia orithya madagascariensis, J. villida, J. villida, Lemonia philopalus, Malacosoma franconicum, Melitaea cinxia cinxia, M. diamina, M. didyma, M. didyma occidentalis, M. phoebe, Mellicta athalia, M. aurelia, M. britomartis, M. parthenoides, Ocnogyna parasita, O. zoraida, Orthodes crenulata, Parasemia plantaginis, Perigrapha i-cinctum, Phragmatobia fuliginosa, P. placida, Polymixis flavicincta, Protorthodes oviduca, Pseudorthodes vecors, Pyrausta despicatus, Scythris siccella, Sideridis turbida, Spilarctia glatignyi, Spilosoma urticae, Spodoptera exigua, Syngrapha devergens, S. hochenwarthi, Xestia sexstrigata

900x612 (~190Kb) USA: Gold Beach, (42°23'12N 124°25'29W ±1km), Curry Co. OR, 2.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

700x1050 (~192Kb) Russia, Tatarstan, Varkljed-Bodja (56°13'N 52°49'E), about 20km S of Agriz, 7.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela

900x1317 (~133Kb) Russia, Tatarstan, Varkljed-Bodja (56°13'N 52°49'E), about 20km S of Agriz, 7.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Plantago major L.

Piharatamo Great Plantain Common Plantain Broadleaf Plantain Groblad
Plantago major, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Plantago major ; [RK, 393]; [SK, 528]; [GMBOT, 745]; [FPN, 447]

550x453 (~48Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 17.8.1996, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Acronicta euphorbiae, Amphipyra tragopoginis, Angerona prunaria, Athetis pallustris, Autographa bimaculata, A. gamma, Charanyca ferruginea, C. trigrammica, Diachrysia chrysitis, Diaphora mendica, Euphydryas chalcedona colon, Hyles gallii, Hypolimnas misippus, Junonia almana, Lacanobia oleracea, Mamestra brassicae, Mniotype satura, Naenia typica, Noctua pronuba, Orgyia antiqua, Parasemia plantaginis, Phragmatobia fuliginosa, Rhyparia purpurata, Scopula immorata, S. immutata, Scythris picaepennis, Spilarctia luteum, Spilosoma lubricipedum

P. m. major

Kyläpiharatamo Groblad
Plantago major major ; [RK, 394]
Plantago major var. major ; [FPN, 447]

1305x979 (~255Kb) Finland, Hamina, Meltti, 13.8.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

P. m. intermedia (DC.) Arcang.

Plantago intermedia DC. Plantago major pleiosperma Pilg.

Plantago major var. intermedia (?Gilibert); Dcne. Plantago halophila Bicknell

Plantago major intermedia ; [RK, 394]
Plantago major var. intermedia ; [GMBOT, 745]

P. m. var. asiatica (L.) Dcne.

Plantago major var. asiatica ; [GMBOT, 745]

P. m. var. scopulorum Fr.

Plantago major var. scopulorum ; [SK, 528]

P. m. var. agrestis Fr.

Plantago major var. agrestis ; [SK, 528]

P. m. var. pachyphylla Pilger

Plantago nitrophila
Plantago major var. pachyphylla ; [FPN, 447]

Plantago maritima L.

Meriratamo Gulkämpar Sea Plantain Seaside Plantain
Plantago maritima ; [RK, 394]; [SK, 528]; [FPN, 447]

Foodplant for Eulamprotes unicolorella?, Gynnidomorpha vectisana, Scrobipalpa samadensis

P. m. ssp. juncoides (Lam.) Hult.

Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides ; [FPN, 447]

P. m. f. dentata Roth.

Plantago maritima f. dentata ; [SK, 528]

P. m. f. tenuifolia Hn.

Plantago maritima f. tenuifolia ; [SK, 528]

P. m. f. gentilis Fr.

Plantago maritima f. gentilis ; [SK, 528]

P. m. borealis (Lge.)

Plantago maritima borealis ; [SK, 528]

Plantago media L.

Soikkoratamo Keskiratamo Hoary Plantain Rödkämpar
Plantago media, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Plantago media ; [RK, 395]; [SK, 529]; [GMBOT, 745]

739x953 (~98Kb) Finland, Sund, Bomarsund, 29.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

701x999 (~238Kb) Estonia: Hiiumaa, Emmaste, Tilga, 28.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Charanyca trigrammica, Melitaea cinxia, M. deserticola deserticola

Plantago lanceolata L.

Heinäratamo Suikealehtinen ratamo Ribwort Plantain English Plantain Buckhorn Plantain Rib Grass Ripple Grass Ribwort Svartkämpar
Plantago lanceolata, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Plantago lanceolata ; [RK, 395]; [SK, 529]; [GMBOT, 745]; [FPN, 447]

773x839 (~114Kb) Finland, Puumala, Liehtalanniemi, 4.8.2003 © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Candalides heathi, Charanyca trigrammica, Diarsia guadarramensis, Euphydryas aurinia, E. phaeton, Homoeosoma sinuella, Hoplodrina blanda, Junonia villida, Melitaea cinxia, Spiris striata

P. l. var. dubia (Lilj.)

Plantago lanceolata var. dubia ; [SK, 529]

Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit.

Haarovaratamo Hietikköratamo Branched Plantain Psyllium Sandkämpar
Plantago ramosa Asch.
Plantago indica L.
Plantago arenaria ; [RK, 395]; [SK, 529]

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References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FPN]

Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[USGS]

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.