Plantago lanceolata, English plantain, Ribwort,
לחך איזמלני
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| | Scientific name: |
| Plantago lanceolata L. |
| Common name: |
| English plantain, Ribwort |
| Hebrew name: |
| לחך איזמלני |
| Family: |
| Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
Date Picture Taken: May 8, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Rosette, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Green |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May, June, July, August, September |
| Habitat: |
| Humid habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Euro-Siberian - Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| xEphemaral |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain".
lanceolata, lance shaped; in Linnaeus's sense, a shape broadest at the middle and tapering to each end.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2007
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