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  1. How to Use the Amazing Plantain Weed
    How to Use the Amazing Plantain Weed
    Meet Plantago major, also known as the plantain weed, white man's footprint, or waybread. This common plant is often overlooked, but it has many uses for your health and well-being.
    Description

    Plantago major is a herbaceous, perennial plant with a rosette of leaves 15–30 centimetres (6–12 inches) in diameter. Each leaf is oval-shaped, 5–20 cm (2–8 in) long and 4–9 cm (1+1⁄2–3+1⁄2 in) broad, rarely up t… See more

    Taxonomy

    Broadleaf plantain is not closely related to the fruit also known as plantain, which is a kind of banana.
    There are three subspecies:
    • Plantago major subsp. major.
    • Plantago major subs… See more

    Distribution and habitat

    The plant is native to most of Europe and northern and central Asia, but has widely naturalised elsewhere in the world.
    Plantago major grows in lawns and fields, along roadsides, and in other areas that have been … See more

    Uses

    The mature plant contains pliable and tough fibres that can be used in survival situations to make small cords, fishing line, sutures, or braiding.
    Some cultivars are planted as ornamentals in gardens, … See more

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