leafy-spiked plantain / زَبَد

لسان الحمل لحمي الأوراق / كِراع الدجاجة

Plantago squarrosa var. brachystachys Boiss.

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Edibility and Usage

Blooming period
April to May
Seed collection period
June to July

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Membranous
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Plantago
Family
Plantaginaceae
GBIF Item
Plantago squarrosa var. brachystachys Boiss. (8112850)

References

  1. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  2. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.

Citation

Plantago squarrosa var. brachystachys Boiss. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/2559 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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