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PLANTS

Common plantain

Plantago major

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Common plantain, photo 1 of 5
Common plantain, In flower
Common plantain, Flower buds
9 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 9 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 1,504 observations of Common plantain in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montréal and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie391
  2. Montréal285
  3. Montérégie130
  4. Capitale-Nationale126
  5. Côte-Nord91
  6. Laurentides59
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean58
  8. Outaouais57
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine48
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue48
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches43
  12. Lanaudière39
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent38
  14. Nord-du-Québec31
  15. Mauricie25
  16. Centre-du-Québec19
  17. Laval16

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

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