Broad-Leaved Plantain vs heart-leaf plantain

Plantago major compared with Plantago cordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Leaved Plantain	heart-leaf plantain
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Plantaginaceae	Plantaginaceae
Genus same	Plantago	Plantago
Species	Plantago major	Plantago cordata

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Leaved Plantain and heart-leaf plantain share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Plantago.

View Genus: Plantago

Conservation Status

Broad-Leaved Plantain

LC — Least Concern

heart-leaf plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Leaved Plantain	heart-leaf plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Leaved Plantain

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (9 countries).

heart-leaf plantain

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Broad-Leaved Plantain

The Broad-Leaved Plantain (Plantago major) is a species in the genus Plantago. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations