Publication Date
2022
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Plantain (Plantago lanceolata). Plantain (narrow-leaved plantain) is a deep-rooted, short-lived perennial herb from Europe, temperate Asia and north Africa. It has been used for various medicinal purposes for centuries and only more recently as a forage plant. It is widely naturalised in temperate regions and is a weed of lawns and disturbed areas in southern Australia and North America. Plantain is a very minor pasture species in high rainfall south-western Australia and requires an annual rainfall greater than 500mm and a growing season longer than 6 months to persist (Moore et al. 2006). There is no apparent role for plantain in northern WA.
Number of Pages
3
Keywords
weed risk, assessment, biosecurity, Western Australia, Plantain, Plantago lanceolata
Disciplines
Biosecurity | Weed Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2022), Plantago lanceolata - environmental weed risk assessment 2022. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_wra/81
