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Plantago major
This is the largest plantain we can find in the islands; it has very broad leaves, up to 40 cm in length, with a very developed, slightly winged stalk. The spike of flowers is also very long, the flowers take up a large part of the leaf-stalk. It flowers in summer and autumn.
Found in slightly moist grasslands and disturbed ground.
Maltese name: Bizbula Kbira