Plantago afra, Plantago psyllium, African plantain, Black psyllium,
Flea-seed plant, Fleawort, Glandular Plantain, לחך בלוטי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Plantago afra L. |
| Synonym name: |
| Plantago psyllium L. |
| Common name: |
| African plantain, Black psyllium, Flea-seed plant, Fleawort, Glandular Plantain |
| Hebrew name: |
| לחך בלוטי |
| Family: |
| Plantaginaceae, Plantain Family, לחכיים |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
| Protected Flower, צמח מוגן: |
| No |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain".
afra, Afer, a son of the Libyan Hercules, land of Afer, i.e. Africa; from the North African coast.
psyllium, Greek psylla, a flea, and psyllion, a kind of plant, fleawort, from the plant's use against fleas.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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