Jack Dykinga / Mass wildflower display Lanceleaf monolopia (Monolopia lanceolata) Great Valley phacelia (Phacelia civiliata) and purple Lemmon's mustard, (Caulanthus anceps) The Temblor Range in evening light in th...

Jack Dykinga / Massive wildflower display Lanceleaf monolopia 1+Monolopia lanceolata+2 Great Valley phacelia 1+Phacelia civiliata+2 and purple Lemmon's mustard 1+Caulanthus anceps+2 The Temblor Range in evening...

Jack Dykinga / Massive wildflower display with Lanceleaf monolopia 1+Monolopia lanceolata+2, and Orange fiddle neck 1+Amsinckia intermedia+2 The Temblor Range, also carpeted in flowers, in evening light in the back...

Linda Pitkin / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata). South West London, England, UK. June.

Linda Pitkin / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) on bank of River Thames. Hampton Court, Richmond Upon Thames, England, UK. May.

Bernard Castelein / Red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) female covered in dew droplets on Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) flowerhead. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. June.

Bernard Castelein / Red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) female covered in dew droplets, resting on Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) flowerhead. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. June.

Ernie Janes / Ribwort (Plantago lanceolata) in grazing meadow, Norfolk, England, UK. April.

Ernie Janes / Ribwort (Plantago lanceolata) in grazing meadow, Norfolk, England, UK. April.

Duncan Murrell / Base of giant Koghis kauri pine (Agathis lanceolata) above the Blue River, Blue River Provincial Park, South Province, New Caledonia. Endemic.

Adrian Davies / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) dispersing pollen in breeze.

Adrian Davies / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) dispersing pollen in breeze.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) with a dry deciduous leaf which has landed on its branch, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China

Joao Burini / Ground orchid (Sacoila lanceolata), Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Joao Burini / Ground orchid (Sacoila lanceolata), Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / New leaf shoots of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / New leaf shootsof Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, May.

Stephen Dalton / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) flowers, England, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum cautum) nectaring on Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)flowers, with pollen blowing in the wind, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / English plantain (Plantago lanceolata) in flower in spring, Fowlsheugh, Scotland, UK, May

Andy Sands / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) viewed from below with open wings on larval foodplant Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata), UK, Captive. Focus Stacked Image

Andy Sands / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) roosting on larval foodplant Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), UK - Captive - Focus Stacked Image

Andy Sands / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) roosting on larval foodplant Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), UK. Captive. Focus Stacked Image

Jack Dykinga / Massive wildflower display. Lanceleaf monolopia (Monolopia lanceolata) Great valley phacelia (Phacelia ciliata) and purple stalks of Lemmon's mustard (Caulanthus anceps) the Temblor Range carpeted...

Jack Dykinga / Massive wildflower display. Lanceleaf monolopia (Monolopia lanceolata) and Orange fiddle neck (Amsinckia intermedia) and the Temblor Range carpeted with flowers in the background. Carrizo Plain Nati...

Edwin Giesbers / Swamp pink (Helonias bullata), occurs in Eastern USA. Utrecht University Botanic Gardens, the Netherlands, May.

Mike Read / Cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis) and Ribwort plaintain (Plantago lanceolata) flowering in water meadows, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK April

Mike Read / Cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis) and Ribwort plaintain (Plantago lanceolata) flowering in water meadows, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK April

Mike Read / Narrowleaf bluebells (Mertensia lanceolata) in alpine meadow near Mount Washburn, The Grand Loop, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming USA June

Will Watson / Mating pair of Six-spot burnet moths (Zygaena filipendulae) alighted on Ribwort (Plantago lanceolata), Pembrokeshire, Wales. UK, July.

Pascal Pittorino / Map butterfly (Araschinia levana) on leaf of Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) in a meadow, Massat, Ariege, Pyrenees, France, July.

Nick Upton / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) flowering at the edge of a hay meadow on a river bank, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) flowering in a hay meadow alongside Meadow buttercups (Ranunculus acris) and Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale), Wiltshire, UK, May.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata) Southern Appalachians, North Carolina, United States, April. Endangered species. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Philippe Clement / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) in flower, Belgium, April.

Loic Poidevin / Chocolate lily (Fritillaria affinis), British Columbia, Canada, June.

Loic Poidevin / Chocolate lily (Fritillaria affinis), British Columbia, Canada, June.

Doug Wechsler / Ant (Crematogaster) attending Oleander / Milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) beneath a Milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) leaf, with Dusky ladybird (Scymnini) larvae feeding on them, Philadelphia, USA, July.

Colin Varndell / Flower head and stamens of Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata). Dorset, UK, May.

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Scarlet Ladies' Tresses (Sacoila lanceolata), Glades County, Florida, USA, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Ribwort Plantain (Platago lanceolata) flower from above, Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, May

Philippe Clement / Ribwort Plantain / English Plantain / Narrowleaf plantain (Plantago lanceolata) in flower. Belgium, May.

Colin Varndell / Close-up of anthers of Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata), shot from above. Dorset, UK, May.

Simon Colmer / Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) in flower with stigmas, UK

Jason Smalley / Dandelions {Taraxacum sp.} and Ribwort plantain {Plantago lanceolata} growing in spring meadow, UK.

Jason Smalley / Ribwort Plantain {Plantago lanceolata} growing in a Lancashire meadow, UK.