Hello everyone! I have been identifying Plantago major on iNaturalist and have realised that there is a common misconception when there is an image of a Plantago lanceolata with thick leaves, as these are often classified as P. major. I would like to tell you how to tell the difference, and so stop…

This type of important detail would be useful to write up in an iNat journal post of your own which could then be targeted with a link on the species pages for each of those taxa.

Used that as a nudge to pick over the Cape Peninsula obs, to move a few along, with the helpful hints right there.

Plantain Misidentification

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vreinkymov March 5, 2026, 10:05pm 4

If you’ve left this ID tip as a comment in some observations, you can also add that observation to the Observations With ID Tips project. It’s a bit more searchable and a bit less effort than journaling.

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Plantain Misidentification

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