Pollinator plant

Branched Plantain

Plantago arenaria

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Common names

33 names · 22 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (21)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 印度车前草[2]
  • 对叶车前[2]
  • 沙车前草[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 印度車前[2]
  • 對葉車前[2]
  • 沙車前草[2]
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  • 洋車前草[2]
Czech
  • jitrocel písečný[2]
Estonian
  • liiv-teeleht[2]
Finnish
  • haararatamo[2]
German
Hebrew
  • לחך הודי[2]
Hungarian
  • homoki útifű[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • エダウチオオバコ[2]
  • ホソバオオバコ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Smiltyninis gyslotis[2]
Norwegian
  • greinkjempe[2]
Polish
  • babka gałęzista[2]
Russian
  • Подорожник индийский[2]
  • Подорожник песчаный[2]
  • Подорожник шершавый[2]
Slovak
  • skorocel piesočný[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • sandkämpar[2]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Подорожник піщаний[2]
  • Подорожник шорсткий[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Plantago arenaria — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Branched Plantain — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Sandwegerich — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Sand Plantain — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Zaragatona — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Plantain des sables — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Plantain scabre — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Piantaggine ramosa — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Zandweegbree — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
[2] Plantago arenaria — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Branched Plantain — results[19].names[1]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Sandwegerich — results[19].names[7]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Sand Plantain — results[19].names[21]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Zaragatona — results[19].names[31]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Plantain des sables — results[19].names[3]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Plantain scabre — results[19].names[4]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Piantaggine ramosa — results[19].names[5]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Zandweegbree — results[19].names[11]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • greinkjempe — results[19].names[2]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • לחך הודי — results[19].names[6]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • jitrocel písečný — results[19].names[8]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • haararatamo — results[19].names[9]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Подорожник песчаный — results[19].names[10]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • ホソバオオバコ — results[19].names[12]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Подорожник индийский — results[19].names[13]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • sandkämpar — results[19].names[14]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Smiltyninis gyslotis — results[19].names[15]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • 对叶车前 — results[19].names[16]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • 對葉車前 — results[19].names[17]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Подорожник піщаний — results[19].names[18]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • homoki útifű — results[19].names[19]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • babka gałęzista — results[19].names[20]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • エダウチオオバコ — results[19].names[22]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • 洋車前草 — results[19].names[23]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • 沙车前草 — results[19].names[24]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • 沙車前草 — results[19].names[25]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Подорожник шершавый — results[19].names[26]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Подорожник шорсткий — results[19].names[27]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • liiv-teeleht — results[19].names[28]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • 印度车前草 — results[19].names[29]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • 印度車前 — results[19].names[30]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • skorocel piesočný — results[19].names[32]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
  • Sinirsek — results[19].names[33]; taxon id 78615; Plantago arenaria.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Plantago arenaria is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Plantaginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Siberia and Iran, NE. Africa.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Branched Plantain (Plantago arenaria) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Plantago arenaria — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 960636; ID 4JL9Q; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 960636; ID 4JL9Q; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Plantago arenaria — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 319247; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1075340, 1075342, 1075343, 1075344, 1075346, 1075348, 1075349, 1075350, 1075351, 1075352, 1075353, 1075354, 1075355, 1075356, 1075357, 1075358, 1075359, 1075360, 1075362, 1075363, 1075364, 1075365, 1075366, 1075367, 1075368, 1075369, 1075370, 1075373, 1075374, 1075375, 1075376, 1075377, 1075378, 1075379, 1075380, 1075381, 1075382, 1075383, 1075384

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.