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Micropsyllium
Plantago elongata. Photo: (c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Plantago is a genus of about 200 species of small, inconspicuous plants commonly called plantains or fleaworts. The common name plantain is shared with the unrelated cooking plantain, a kind of banana. Most are herbaceous plants, though a few are subshrubs growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall.