Plantago lanceolata

Basic information
Scientific name	Plantago lanceolata	Click to magnify
Common names	Buckhorn plantain, ribgrass, ribwort, common plantain
Higher taxon	Plantaginaceae, Plantaginales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	Europe.
Habitat	Crop field, some kind of farm area, grassland, stream, urban area, vacancy, waterfront.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Almost entire Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Middle 19 C
Route	Accidental: Details unknown.
Impact	Potentially: Competition with native plants, crops, lawn grasses. Parasite (insects, fungi, nematodes). Allergen of hay fever. Native organism(s) affected: Native grasses, crops, lawn grass, etc.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Worldwide.

Reference

Notes

Jpn Assoc Advanc Phyto-Regul & Inst Contr Agrochem, Minist Agr, China (2000) Chinese Colored Weed Illustrated Book. Zenkoku-Noson-Kyoiku-Kyokai, Tokyo
Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Osaka (in Jpn)
Satake et al. (1981) Wild Flowers of Japan, Herbaceous Plants [III]. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
etc.