Plantago maritima, the sea plantain, seaside plantain or goose tongue, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It has a subcosmopolitan distribution in temperate and Arctic regions, native to most of Europe, northwest Africa, northern and central Asia, northern North America, and southern South America.

Seaside plantain is native to mainly coastal habitats throughout the northern hemisphere. The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Brackish or salt marshes and flats, cliffs, balds, or ledges, marshes, ridges or ledges. Non-native: introduced (intentionally or unintentionally); has become naturalized.

Perennials, rarely annuals; caudex absent or well developed, conspicuous, glabrous or hairy; roots taproots, thick.Stems 0–40 mm, usually branched.Leaves 10–220 × (1–)10–15 mm; blade linear to lanceolate, margins entire or toothed, veins not conspicuous, surfaces glabrous, sometimes hairy.Scapes 40–120 mm, glabrous or hirsute.Spikes greenish or brownish, (15–)50–200(–290) mm ...

The native range of this subspecies is Europe to Central Asia, NW. Africa, Subarctic America to W. & NE. U.S.A., S. South America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the coast in Washington; British Columbia to California. Habitat: Salt marshes, bluffs and cliffs along the coast. Flowers: May-July. Origin: Native. Growth Duration: Perennial. Conservation Status: Not …

Plantago maritima var. juncoides is a perennial herb that is native to California.

Plantago maritima, commonly known as sea plantain or seaside plantain, is a perennial herb native to coastal regions of Europe and North America. It thrives in saline environments and is often found in salt marshes and coastal dunes.

Description of Plantago maritima subsp. borealis (Lange) A. Blytt and O. Dahl, generated from a DELTA database.

"Plantago maritima", the sea plantain, seaside plantain or goose tongue, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It has a subcosmopolitan distribution in temperate and Arctic regions, native to most of Europe, northwest Africa, northern and central Asia, northern North America, and southern South America.

Classification and research data for Plantago maritima subsp. borealis, a subspecies of goose tongue (Plantago maritima).