Plantago albicans, Woolly plantain,
לחך מלבין
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| | Scientific name: |
| Plantago albicans L. |
| Common name: |
| Woolly plantain |
| Hebrew name: |
| לחך מלבין |
| Family: |
| Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
Date Picture Taken: April 14, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Rosette, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Green |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Sand |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Location: Netanya, Harold Silberstein Lane; Date Picture Taken: November 28, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain".
albicans, albico, "to be white"; meaning becoming white, whitish, not quite perfect white.
- 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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