Plantago arenaria
Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit.
- kingdom Plantae
- phylum Magnoliophyta
- class Magnoliopsida
- order Plantaginales
- family Plantaginaceae
- genus Plantago
Common Names
حب البراغيث (حَب البراغيت) (Arabic)
Languages: English
Description
Size
Height: (10-)15-50(-80) cm.
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Europe, North Africa, southwest Asia to Pakistan, cosmopolitan as introduced.
Distribution in Egypt
North Sinai, Nile Valley North of Nubia (Location: Delta), Nile Valley North of Nubia (Location: Fayium), Nile Valley North of Nubia, Nubia, Libyan Desert Oases, Nubian Desert Oases, Isthmic Desert, Galala Desert, Libyan Desert, Nubian Desert, Gebel Oweinat.
Habitat
Sandy and alluvial soils, often as weedy or ruderal.
Life Expectancy
Annual.
Taxonomy
- Plantago indica L. (synonym)
- Plantago psyllium L. (synonym)
- Plantago ramosa Asch. (synonym)
- Plantago scabra Moench. (synonym)
- Plantago scabrum Holub. (synonym)
References
(Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..