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Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

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Common names

101 names · 48 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (47)
Dutch
French
Afrikaans
  • Oorpynhoutjie[2]
  • oorpynwortel[2]
  • oorpynwortels[2]
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  • ribbetjiesgras[2]
  • ribgras[2]
  • smalbaarplantago[2]
  • Smalblaarplantago[2]
  • smalweeblaar[2]
  • Smalweebree[2]
  • Smalweegblaar[2]
  • smalweegbree[2]
  • tongblaar[2]
  • weeblaar[2]
Arabic
  • لسان الحمل السهمي[2]
Belarusian
  • Трыпутнік ланцэтны[2]
Bulgarian
  • Теснолист живовляк[2]
Catalan
  • plantatge de fulla estreta[2]
Cherokee
  • ᎪᏍᏓᏂᏍᏗ[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 长叶车前[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 長葉車前草[2]
Croatian
  • Muški trputac[2]
  • Uskolisni trputac[2]
Czech
  • jitrocel kopinatý[2]
Danish
  • Lancet-vejbred[2]
  • Lancetvejbred[2]
Downriver Halkomelem
  • slhewun tl' pipa:m[2]
Estonian
  • süstlehine teeleht[2]
Faroese
  • jóansøkugras[2]
  • jóansøkugøtubrá[2]
Finnish
  • heinäratamo[2]
Galician
  • Lingua de ovella[2]
German
Greek
  • Πεντάνευρο[2]
  • Πλαντάγο το λογχοειδές.[2]
Hebrew
  • לחך אזמלני[2]
Hungarian
  • Lándzsás útifű[2]
Irish
Italian
Japanese
  • エダウチヘラオオバコ[2]
  • ヘラオオバコ[2]
Korean
  • 창질경이[2]
Kurdish
Latvian
  • Šaurlapu ceļteka[2]
Limburgish
  • Smale waegbrei[2]
Lithuanian
  • Siauralapis gyslotis[2]
Māori
Norwegian
  • smalkjempe[2]
Polish
  • Babka lancetowata[2]
Portuguese
Quechua
  • Qallu-qallu[2]
Romanian
  • Patlagină îngustă[2]
Russian
  • Подорожник ланцетный[2]
  • Подорожник сомнительный[2]
Serbian
  • Muška bokvica[2]
  • Мушка боквица[2]
Slovak
  • skorocel kopijovitý[2]
Slovenian
  • Ozkolistni trpotec[2]
Sotho
  • Bodilananyana[2]
  • bolila-nyana[2]
Spanish
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  • Yerba de costilla[3]
Swedish
  • Svartkämpar[2]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Подорожник ланцетолистий[2]
Welsh
  • Llyriad yr ais[2]
Zulu
  • indlebe-kathekwana enca[2]
  • indlebe-kathekwane encane[2]
Sources & name notes (4)

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 lanceolata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • buckhorn — results[0].names[87]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Spitz-Wegerich — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Spitzwegerich — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • buckhorn plantain — results[0].names[89]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • English plantain — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • German Psyllium — results[0].names[64]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Lamb's Tongue — results[0].names[65]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Narrow -Eaved Plantain — results[0].names[66]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • narrow leaf plantain — results[0].names[88]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • narrow leaved plantain — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Narrow-Leaved Plantain — results[0].names[67]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Narrow-Leaved Ribwort — results[0].names[74]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • narrowleaf plantain — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Rib Grass — results[0].names[68]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • rib-grass — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • ribleaf — results[0].names[86]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Ribwort — results[0].names[70]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • ribwort plantain — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Ripplegrass — results[0].names[72]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Small Plantain — results[0].names[76]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Wild Sago — results[0].names[78]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Llantén menor — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Siete Venas — results[0].names[92]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Plantain lancéolé — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Piantaggine lanciuola — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • smalle weegbree — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Língua-de-ovelha — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Tanchagem — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
[2] Plantago lanceolata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • buckhorn — results[28].names[87]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Spitz-Wegerich — results[28].names[7]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Spitzwegerich — results[28].names[40]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • buckhorn plantain — results[28].names[89]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • English plantain — results[28].names[16]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • German Psyllium — results[28].names[64]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Lamb's Tongue — results[28].names[65]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Narrow -Eaved Plantain — results[28].names[66]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • narrow leaf plantain — results[28].names[88]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • narrow leaved plantain — results[28].names[13]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Narrow-Leaved Plantain — results[28].names[67]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Narrow-Leaved Ribwort — results[28].names[74]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • narrowleaf plantain — results[28].names[14]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Rib Grass — results[28].names[68]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • rib-grass — results[28].names[15]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • ribleaf — results[28].names[86]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Ribwort — results[28].names[70]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • ribwort plantain — results[28].names[1]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Ripplegrass — results[28].names[72]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Small Plantain — results[28].names[76]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Wild Sago — results[28].names[78]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Llantén menor — results[28].names[2]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Siete Venas — results[28].names[92]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Plantain lancéolé — results[28].names[5]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Piantaggine lanciuola — results[28].names[8]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • smalle weegbree — results[28].names[35]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Língua-de-ovelha — results[28].names[17]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Tanchagem — results[28].names[38]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • heinäratamo — results[28].names[3]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • plantatge de fulla estreta — results[28].names[4]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • לחך אזמלני — results[28].names[6]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Lancetvejbred — results[28].names[9]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • ヘラオオバコ — results[28].names[10]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Подорожник ланцетный — results[28].names[11]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Ozkolistni trpotec — results[28].names[18]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Uskolisni trputac — results[28].names[19]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Lándzsás útifű — results[28].names[20]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Smale waegbrei — results[28].names[21]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Hevîzar — results[28].names[22]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Babka lancetowata — results[28].names[23]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Qallu-qallu — results[28].names[24]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • لسان الحمل السهمي — results[28].names[25]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Slánlus — results[28].names[26]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Lingua de ovella — results[28].names[27]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • jitrocel kopinatý — results[28].names[28]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Svartkämpar — results[28].names[29]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • 長葉車前草 — results[28].names[30]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Πλαντάγο το λογχοειδές. — results[28].names[31]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • süstlehine teeleht — results[28].names[32]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Lancet-vejbred — results[28].names[33]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • smalkjempe — results[28].names[34]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Теснолист живовляк — results[28].names[36]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Siauralapis gyslotis — results[28].names[37]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Πεντάνευρο — results[28].names[39]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • skorocel kopijovitý — results[28].names[41]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • エダウチヘラオオバコ — results[28].names[42]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • 长叶车前 — results[28].names[43]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Muški trputac — results[28].names[44]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • sinirli ot — results[28].names[45]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • jóansøkugras — results[28].names[46]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • jóansøkugøtubrá — results[28].names[47]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Подорожник ланцетолистий — results[28].names[48]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Трыпутнік ланцэтны — results[28].names[49]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Подорожник сомнительный — results[28].names[50]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Oorpynhoutjie — results[28].names[51]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • oorpynwortel — results[28].names[52]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • oorpynwortels — results[28].names[53]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • ribbetjiesgras — results[28].names[54]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • ribgras — results[28].names[55]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • smalbaarplantago — results[28].names[56]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Smalblaarplantago — results[28].names[57]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • smalweeblaar — results[28].names[58]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Smalweebree — results[28].names[59]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Smalweegblaar — results[28].names[60]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • smalweegbree — results[28].names[61]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • tongblaar — results[28].names[62]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • weeblaar — results[28].names[63]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Bodilananyana — results[28].names[69]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • 창질경이 — results[28].names[71]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Parerarera — results[28].names[73]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Tukorehu — results[28].names[75]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Kopakopa — results[28].names[77]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Мушка боквица — results[28].names[79]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • bolila-nyana — results[28].names[80]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • indlebe-kathekwane encane — results[28].names[81]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • indlebe-kathekwana enca — results[28].names[82]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Muška bokvica — results[28].names[83]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Šaurlapu ceļteka — results[28].names[84]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Patlagină îngustă — results[28].names[85]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • ᎪᏍᏓᏂᏍᏗ — results[28].names[90]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Llyriad yr ais — results[28].names[91]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • slhewun tl' pipa:m — results[28].names[93]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Damarlıca — results[28].names[94]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Çıban Otu — results[28].names[95]; taxon id 53178; Plantago lanceolata.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Plantago lanceolata ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Spitz-Wegerich (DE); Ribwort Plantain (EN); Llanten de pantano — VernacularName.tsv, line 158990; taxon 4JLMM.
  • Yerba de costilla (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 158991; taxon 4JLMM.
[4] Plantago lanceolata — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Buckhorn Plantain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Plantago lanceolata.
  • English plantain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Lance Leaf Plantain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Lanceleaf Plantain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Narrow-leaf Plantain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(5); heading: Common Name(s):; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Narrowleaf Plantain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(6); heading: Common Name(s):; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Ribwort Plantain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(7); heading: Common Name(s):; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Strap Leaf Plantain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(8); heading: Common Name(s):; Plantago lanceolata.
  • Strapleaf Plantain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(9); heading: Common Name(s):; Plantago lanceolata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Plantago lanceolata 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]
Plant habit
Erect

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Life cycle
Perennial

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Autumn; Spring; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Native range
Europe, including Britain

NC State Extension profile. Origin reported by the source; this is not a claim of local nativeness.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Buckhorn (Plantago lanceolata) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Plantago lanceolata — 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 960887; ID 4JLMM; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 960887; ID 4JLMM; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Plantago lanceolata — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Plant habitLife cycleLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureFlowering seasonNative range
    Relevant sections
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Native range: Country Or Region Of Origin

    Source checked on .