Talk:Plantaginaceae

Amphianthus

Amphianthus dohrnii is a seafan anemone. See [1]. I therefore doubt that it is also a genus of plantain. Ben MacDui (Talk) 12:44, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Amphiantus is a monotypic genus in the Plantaginaceae with the species A. pusillus. (See : [2]). Amphianthus also happens to be a genus of seafans. Therefore, when this genus will be described in wikipedia, a disambiguation page will be needed, e.g. Amphianthus (plant) and Amphianthus (seafan). JoJan 14:04, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Understood. When I came across the '?' on the Plantaginaceae page it occurred to me that it might be an error. I should have said "I therefore wonder if it is also..." Ben MacDui (Talk) 14:57, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Medical uses

My children have been taught at summer camp that this plant has several medical uses. Specifically it soothes insect bites and helps to heal wounds. It would be interesting to have a complete list of its uses and an explanation of how to use it. 70.24.204.30 (talk) 21:58, 9 July 2012 (UTC) Robertsmom

What sort of plants we're talking about

I feel like it might be worth mentioning some of the sorts of plants that are in this family, especially any highly familiar and commercially important food crops. Maybe before getting on to the details of any taxonomic controversies. No? --Oolong (talk) 08:33, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Well, the WP:PLANTS template starts with a Description section before moving onto Taxonomy, so what should be done is to split the existing first section into these two. This would help to meet your concern. Peter coxhead (talk) 21:22, 15 September 2013 (UTC)