Flora of Israel: Round-headed plantain
Plantago lagopus, Mediterranean Plantain, Hare’s Foot Plantain,
Hebrew: לחך מצוי, Arabic: لسان الحمل الأرنبي, Egypt: ودنه “Widna”
| Scientific name: | Plantago lagopus L. | |
| Common name: | Round-headed plantain, Mediterranean Plantain, Hare’s Foot Plantain | |
| Hebrew name: | לחך מצוי | |
| Arabic name: | لسان الحمل الأرنبي | |
| Egypt: | ودنه “Widna” | |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
 Location: Bnei Zion Nature Reserve |
| 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.
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