Plantago camtschatica




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