Plantago sarcophylla, Plantain,
לחך בשרני
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| | Scientific name: |
| Plantago sarcophylla Zohary |
| Common name: |
| Plantain |
| Hebrew name: |
| לחך בשרני |
| Family: |
| Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
Date Picture Taken: January 29, 2010
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Succulent, opposite, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| Membranous |
| Fruits / pods: |
| Homogeneous seeds-fruits |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean strand |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Shrub-steppes |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: January 29, 2010
Derivation of the botanical name:
Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain".
sarcophylla, sarx, σαρξ, ρκοϛ, flesh; phyllon,φυλλον, leaf, foliage; with fleshy leaves.
- The standard author abbreviation Zohary is used to indicate Michael Zohary (1898 – 1983), a pioneering Israeli botanist.
Date Picture Taken: January 29, 2010
Date Picture Taken: January 29, 2010
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