Flora of Israel: Woolly plantain
Plantago albicans, Woolly plantain,
Hebrew: לחך מלבין, Arabic: لسان الحمل المبيض
| Scientific name: | Plantago albicans L. | |
| Common name: | Woolly plantain | |
| Hebrew name: | לחך מלבין | |
| Arabic name: | لسان الحمل المبيض | |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Leaves: | Rosette, entire | |
| Flowers: | Green | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Sand | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Med – Saharo-Arabian | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
 Location: Netanya, Harold Silberstein Lane Derivation of the botanical name: Plantago, plantagin (stem), a “plantain”.
albicans, albico, “to be white”; meaning becoming white, whitish, not quite perfect white.
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