Plantago L.
Ribwort
Plantain
Ratamot
Foodplants for
Agrochola macilenta ,
A. nitida ,
Amata kruegeri ,
A. phegea ,
A. ragazzii ,
Anagrapha falcifera ,
Arctia caja ,
Ardices glatignyi ,
Artimelia latreillii ,
Atlantarctia ungemachi ,
Autographa aemula ,
A. mandarina ,
Borearctia menetriesii ?,
Candalides heathi ,
C. heathi ,
Caradrina montana ,
C. selini ,
Charissa ambiguata ,
Chelis simplonica ,
Conistra erythrocephala ,
C. rubiginosa ,
Coscinia bifasciata ,
Diacrisia sannio ,
Diaphora sordida ,
Diarsia dahlii ,
Diasemia reticularis ,
Dicallomera fascelina ,
Dysauxes ancilla ,
Endothenia gentianaeana ,
Epicallia villica ,
Eucharia festiva ,
Eugnorisma glareosa ,
Euphydryas aurinia ,
E. aurinia beckeri ,
E. chalcedona ,
E. cynthia ,
E. editha ,
E. iduna ,
E. maturna ,
Eupoecilia angustana ,
Euptoieta claudia ,
Euxoa ochrogaster rossica ,
Falseuncaria degreyana ,
Grammia quenseli ,
Hyphoraia aulica ,
H. aulica ,
H. dejeani ,
Hypolimnas misippus ,
Idaea biselata ,
I. muricata ,
I. sylvestraria ,
Junonia almana ,
J. orithya ,
J. orithya madagascariensis ,
J. villida ,
J. villida ,
Lemonia philopalus ,
Malacosoma franconica ,
Melitaea athalia ,
M. athalia ,
M. aurelia ,
M. britomartis ,
M. cinxia cinxia ,
M. diamina ,
M. didyma ,
M. didyma occidentalis ,
M. parthenoides ,
M. phoebe ,
Ocnogyna parasita ,
O. zoraida ,
Orthodes majuscula ,
Parasemia plantaginis ,
Perigrapha i-cinctum ,
Philedone gerningana ,
Phragmatobia fuliginosa ,
P. luctifera ,
P. placida ,
Polymixis flavicincta ,
Protorthodes oviduca ,
Pseudorthodes vecors ,
Pyrausta despicatus ,
Scopula umbelaria ,
Scythris siccella ,
Sideridis turbida ,
Siona lineata ,
Spilosoma urticae ,
Spodoptera exigua ,
Syngrapha devergens ,
S. hochenwarthi ,
Xestia sexstrigata
900x612 (~190Kb) USA: Gold Beach, (42°23'12N 124°25'29W ±1km), Curry Co. OR, 2.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela
700x1050 (~192Kb) Russia, Tatarstan, Varkljed-Bodja (56°13'N 52°49'E), about 20km S of Agriz, 7.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela
900x1317 (~133Kb) Russia, Tatarstan, Varkljed-Bodja (56°13'N 52°49'E), about 20km S of Agriz, 7.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela
The exact identification of these species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.
Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
Broadleaf Plantain
Piharatamo
Groblad
Great Plantain
550x453 (~48Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 17.8.1996, Photo © Markku Savela
Foodplant for
Acronicta euphorbiae ,
Amphipyra tragopoginis ,
Angerona prunaria ,
Athetis pallustris ,
Autographa bimaculata ,
A. gamma ,
Charanyca ferruginea ,
C. trigrammica ,
Diachrysia chrysitis ,
Diaphora mendica ,
Euphydryas colon ,
Hyles gallii ,
Hypolimnas misippus ,
Junonia almana ,
Lacanobia oleracea ,
Mamestra brassicae ,
Mniotype satura ,
Naenia typica ,
Noctua pronuba ,
Orgyia antiqua ,
Parasemia plantaginis ,
Phragmatobia fuliginosa ,
Rhyparia purpurata ,
Scopula immorata ,
S. immutata ,
S. immutata ,
S. nigropunctata ,
Scythris picaepennis ,
Spilarctia lutea ,
Spilosoma lubricipeda ,
Xanthorhoe montanata
ssp. major
Kyläpiharatamo
Groblad
Plantago major ssp. major ; [RK] , 394
Plantago major var. major ; [FPN] , 447
1305x979 (~255Kb) Finland, Hamina, Meltti, 13.8.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio
var. scopulorum Fr.
Plantago major var. scopulorum ; [SK] , 528
var. agrestis Fr.
Plantago major var. agrestis ; [SK] , 528
var. pachyphylla Pilger
Plantago major var. pachyphylla ; [FPN] , 447
Plantago pachyphylla Pilger;
Plantago coronopus L.
'Liuskaratamo'
Crowfoot Plantain
Buck's-horn Plantain
Foodplant for
Amata mogadorensis ,
Scrobipalpa samadensis
Plantago maritima L.
Sea Plantain
Seaside Plantain
Gulkämpar
Meriratamo
756x1029 (~175Kb) Finland: Korppoo, Brunskär, 25.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
Foodplant for
Gynnidomorpha vectisana ,
Scrobipalpa instabilella ,
S. samadensis
ssp. juncoides (Lam.) Hult.
Plantago juncoides (Lam.) Hult.
Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides ; [FPN] , 447
f. dentata Roth.
Plantago maritima f. dentata ; [SK] , 528
f. tenuifolia Hn.
Plantago maritima f. tenuifolia ; [SK] , 528
f. gentilis Fr.
Plantago maritima f. gentilis ; [SK] , 528
ssp. borealis (Lge.)
Plantago maritima ssp. borealis ; [SK] , 528
739x953 (~98Kb) Finland, Sund, Bomarsund, 29.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio
701x999 (~238Kb) Estonia: Hiiumaa, Emmaste, Tilga, 28.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio
Foodplant for
Charanyca trigrammica ,
Melitaea cinxia ,
M. deserticola deserticola
Plantago lanceolata L.
Rib Grass
Suikealehtinen ratamo
Svartkämpar
Ribwort
Heinäratamo
Buckhorn Plantain
Ribwort Plantain
English Plantain
Ripple Grass
773x839 (~114Kb) Finland, Puumala, Liehtalanniemi, 4.8.2003 © Harri Arkkio
Foodplant for
Candalides heathi ,
Charanyca trigrammica ,
Diarsia guadarramensis ,
Euphydryas aurinia ,
E. phaeton ,
Homoeosoma sinuella ,
Hoplodrina blanda ,
Junonia villida ,
Melitaea cinxia ,
Scopula immutata ,
Scrobipalpa samadensis ,
Spiris striata
var. dubia (Lilj.)
Plantago lanceolata var. dubia ; [SK] , 529
Plantago lagopus L.
'Jänönratamo'
Plantain
Plantago bellardii All.
Bellardinratamo
Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit.
Sandkämpar
Haarovaratamo
Hietikköratamo
Branched Plantain
Psyllium
Plantago ramosa Asch.
Plantago indica L.
Plantago aristata Michx.
Large Bracted Plantain
'Otaratamo'
Plantago patagonica var. aristata (Michx.) Gray
Plantago virginica L.
Paleseed Plantain
'Lännenratamo'
Plantago psyllium L.
Sand Plantain
Plantago psyllium ; [FPN] , 447
Plantago psyllium L.;
Plantago macrocarpa Cham. & Schlecht.
Alaska Plantain
Plantago macrocarpa ; [FPN] , 447
Plantago macrocarpa Cham. & Schlecht.;
Plantago hirtella H.B.K.
Mexican Plantain
Plantago hirtella ; [FPN] , 447
Plantago hirtella H.B.K.;
Plantago eriopoda Torr.
Saline Plantain
Alkali Plantain
Plantago tweedyi Gray
Tweedy's Plantain
Plantago tweedyi ; [FPN] , 447
Plantago tweedyi Gray;
Plantago elongata Pursh.
Slender Plantain
Plantago pusilla Nutt.
Dwarf Plantain
Plantago pusilla ; [FPN] , 448
Plantago pusilla Nutt.;
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
Karvaratamo
Indian-wheat
Plantago patagonica ; [FPN] , 448
Plantago patagonica Jacq.;
Plantago sparsiflora Michx.
Plantago decipiens Barneoud
Seaside Plantain
Plantago purshii R. & S.
Plantago patagonica var. gnaphalioides Gray
= Plantago patagonica ?
Plantago rhodosperma Dcne.
Plantago heterophylla Nutt.
28.6.2002 (25)
Some related literature:
[FPN]; Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998
Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th edn)
Fl. Pacif. NW
[RK]; Hämet-Ahti, Suominen, Ulvinen & Uotila, 1998
Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland) (Edn 4)
Retkeylykasvio
: 1-656
[SK]; Mela & Cajander, 1906
A. J. Melan Suomen Kasvio (5. painos)
Suomen Kasvio
: 1-763
[GMBOT]; Robinson & Fernald, 1908
A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada
Gray's Manual Botany (7th Ed.)
: 10 -926
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