Plantago L.
Ratamot
Plantain
Ribwort
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 franconicum ,
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.
Piharatamo
Great Plantain
Common Plantain
Broadleaf Plantain
Groblad
Plantago major ; [RK , 393]; [SK , 528]; [GMBOT , 745]; [FPN , 447]
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. nigropunctata ,
Scythris picaepennis ,
Spilarctia lutea ,
Spilosoma lubricipedum ,
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. asiatica (L.) Dcne.
Plantago major var. asiatica ; [GMBOT , 745]
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 coronopus L.
'Liuskaratamo'
Buck's-horn Plantain
Crowfoot Plantain
Foodplant for
Amata mogadorensis ,
Scrobipalpa samadensis
Plantago maritima L.
Meriratamo
Gulkämpar
Sea Plantain
Seaside Plantain
Plantago maritima ; [RK , 394]; [SK , 528]; [FPN , 447]
756x1029 (~175Kb) Finland: Korppoo, Brunskär, 25.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
Foodplant for
Gynnidomorpha vectisana ,
Scrobipalpa instabilella ,
S. samadensis
ssp. 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.
Heinäratamo
Suikealehtinen ratamo
Ribwort Plantain
English Plantain
Buckhorn Plantain
Rib Grass
Ripple Grass
Ribwort
Svartkämpar
Plantago lanceolata ; [RK , 395]; [SK , 529]; [GMBOT , 745]; [FPN , 447]
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.
Haarovaratamo
Hietikköratamo
Branched Plantain
Psyllium
Sandkämpar
Plantago ramosa Asch.
Plantago indica L.
Plantago arenaria ; [RK , 395]; [SK , 529]
Plantago aristata Michx.
'Otaratamo'
Large Bracted Plantain
Plantago patagonica var. aristata Michx. Gray
Plantago aristata ; [GMBOT , 746]; [FPN , 448]
Plantago virginica L.
'Lännenratamo'
Paleseed Plantain
Plantago virginica ; [GMBOT , 746]
Plantago psyllium L.
Sand Plantain
Plantago psyllium ; [FPN , 447]
Plantago macrocarpa Cham. & Schlecht.
Alaska Plantain
Plantago macrocarpa ; [FPN , 447]
Plantago hirtella H.B.K.
Mexican Plantain
Plantago hirtella ; [FPN , 447]
Plantago eriopoda Torr.
Alkali Plantain
Saline Plantain
Plantago eriopoda ; [GMBOT , 745]; [FPN , 447]
Plantago tweedyi Gray
Tweedy's Plantain
Plantago tweedyi ; [FPN , 447]
Plantago elongata Pursh.
Slender Plantain
Plantago elongata ; [GMBOT , 746]; [FPN , 448]
Plantago pusilla Nutt.
Dwarf Plantain
Plantago pusilla ; [FPN , 448]
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Karvaratamo
Woolly Plantain
Indian-wheat
Plantago patagonica ; [FPN , 448]
Plantago cordata Lam.
Plantago cordata ; [GMBOT , 744]
Plantago rugelii Dcne.
Plantago Rugelii ; [GMBOT , 745]
Plantago sparsiflora Michx.
Plantago sparsiflora ; [GMBOT , 745]
Plantago decipiens Barneoud
Seaside Plantain
Plantago decipiens ; [GMBOT , 745]
Plantago purshii R. & S.
Plantago patagonica var. gnaphalioides Gray
Plantago Purshii ; [GMBOT , 745]
= Plantago patagonica ?
Plantago rhodosperma Dcne.
Plantago rhodosperma ; [GMBOT , 746]
Plantago heterophylla Nutt.
Plantago heterophylla ; [GMBOT , 746]
28.6.2002 (25)
References:
[DVF] Den Virtuella floran
http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html ; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")
[FPN] Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998
Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3
[GMBOT] Robinson, Benjamin, Fernald, Lyndon, 1908
Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company
[Harri Arkkio]
Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.
[RK] Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998
Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki
[RUNEBERG] Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online
Project Runeberg ; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)
[SK] Mela & Cajander, 1906
Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos
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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.