
Plantago major
greater plantain
As recorded: Plantago major L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Maireau, J.Jean Maireau →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 15428
- Date
- July 8, 1934
- Locality
- Ahurei
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Pilger, R.K.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 8, 1934, St.John, H.; Maireau, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Plantago major observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 102,310 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
SE Baker St, McMinnville, OR, US
(c) Brianna Richardson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Parc Naturel Régional des Boucles de la Seine Normande, Heurteauville, Normandie, FR
(c) Quentin His, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Lambourne End, Romford, UK
(c) Rebecca Murden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Çağlayan, Çağlayan, 34403 Kağıthane/İstanbul, Türkiye
(c) Yusuf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
27-400 Jędrzejowice, Polska
(c) Michal Svit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Taxal, Whaley Bridge, High Peak SK23 7EA, UK
(c) Steve Orridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plantago major. BISH 170381. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956551694. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170381.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956551694 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
