Family | Plantaginaceae |
Tribe | Plantagineae |
Scientific name | Plantago camtschatica Chamisso & Schlechtendal |
Synonyms | Plantago arctica Decaisne; Plantago camtschatica Link; Plantago kamtschatica Ledebour; Plantago depressa Willdenow subsp. camtschatica (Link) Pilger; Plantago villifera Franchet |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ezo ohbako (エゾオオバコ, 蝦夷大葉子 [meaning: Ezo large leaves (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Japan Sea side), Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea | |
Habitat | Seaside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=12 |
Description | Scapes 15-30cm tall. Leaves hairy, 5-20cm long, 2.5-4.5cm wide. Flowers calyxs 2-2.5mm long, flowering in May to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Plantago depressa Willd. |
DNA Authentication of Plantago Herb Based on Nucleotide Sequences of 18S–28S rRNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Region | |
Karyotype analysis in Plantago II | |
Biosystematic studies on the genus Plantago : 1. Variations in Plantago japonica and its related species, with special reference to its identity | |
On the Taxonomy of Plantaginaceae Juss. Sensu Lato: evidence from SEM of the Seed Coat | |
Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984) |
June 2008 at Mt. Kakuta |
June 2008 at Mt. Kakuta |
June 2008 at Mt. Kakuta |
June 2008 at Mt. Kakuta |