Plantago lagopus, Mediterranean Plantain,
Hare's Foot Plantain, לחך מצוי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Plantago lagopus L. |
| Common name: |
| Round-headed plantain, Mediterranean Plantain, Hare's Foot Plantain |
| Hebrew name: |
| לחך מצוי |
| Family: |
| Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
Location: Bnei Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: May 13, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Rosette, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April, May, June |
| 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 |
Derivation of the botanical name:
Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain".
lagopus, lago-, "hare-", mostly with reference to rough furriness like a hare's foot; lagopus, lagopodus, hare-footed.
- 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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