Flora of Israel: English plantain
Plantago lanceolata, English plantain, Ribwort,
Hebrew: לחך איזמלני, Arabic: لسان الحمل السهمي
| Scientific name: | Plantago lanceolata L. | |
| Common name: | English plantain, Ribwort | |
| Hebrew name: | לחך איזמלני | |
| Arabic name: | لسان الحمل السهمي | |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
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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: | Ephemeral |
 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.
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