Plantago cretica, Cretan plantain,
לחך כרתי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Plantago cretica L. |
| Common name: |
| Cretan plantain |
| Hebrew name: |
| לחך כרתי |
| Family: |
| Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 15, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Rosette, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| Green |
| Flowering Period: |
| 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: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
| Protected Flower, צמח מוגן: |
| No |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 15, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain".
cretica, from the island of Crete.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 15, 2009
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