Plantago ovata, Ovate Plantain,
לחך סגלגל
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| | Scientific name: |
| Plantago ovata Forssk. |
| Common name: |
| Ovate Plantain |
| Hebrew name: |
| לחך סגלגל |
| Arabic name: |
| لقمة النعجة |
| Family: |
| Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
Date Picture Taken: February 29, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Rosette, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Green |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Steppes and deserts |
| Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Irano-Turanian - Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: February 29, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain".
ovata, egg-shaped, with the broad end down.
- The standard author abbreviation Forssk. is used to indicate Peter Forsskål (1732 – 1763), a Swedish explorer, orientalist and naturalist.
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