APHOTOFLORA

An online educational resource and botanical image library dedicated to
the flora; wildflowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, liverworts and mosses, found in
South-West England, mostly around Devon and Cornwall, by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Plantago major - Greater Plantain - selected purple leaved form (Plantaginaceae Images)
Scroll down and rollover titles to change screen image or click on title to view image. Back to HOMEPAGE.
Greater Plantain
Plantago major
purple leaved selection
- plant / leaf rosette 1

Greater Plantain
Plantago major
purple leaved selection
- plant / leaf rosette 2

Greater Plantain
Plantago major
purple leaved selection
- plant / leaf rosette 3

Greater Plantain
Plantago major
purple leaved selection
- leaf 1

Greater Plantain
Plantago major
purple leaved selection
- leaf 2

Greater Plantain
Plantago major
purple leaved selection
- seed head / capsules 1

Images of species taken along the King George V Memorial Walk, Hayle, Cornwall. 16.09.14.

I have not tried to give a hybrid name here as there are numerous purple leaved forms of Plantago major cultivated in gardens. All have the potential to escape into the wild. 'Purpurea', 'Atropurpurea' and Rubrifolia' are just a few of the cultivars in commerce.

 

Plantago major Greater Plantain selected purple leaved form Purpurea Atropurpurea Rubrifolia Plantaginaceae Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the flora of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but a few species may only be determined by observing microscopic differences that are characteristic to any one species.