Flea-seed plant, Fleawort, Glandular Plantain,
Hebrew: לחך בלוטי, Arabic: لسان الحمل الإفريقي
| Scientific name: | Plantago afra L. | |
| Synonym name: | Plantago psyllium L. | |
| Common name: | African plantain, Black psyllium, Flea-seed plant, Fleawort, Glandular Plantain | |
| Hebrew name: | לחך בלוטי | |
| Arabic name: | لسان الحمل الإفريقي | |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae, Plantain Family, לחכיים |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve |
| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, entire, smooth | |
| Flowers: | White | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Med - Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral | |
| Protected Flower, צמח מוגן: | No |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve Derivation of the botanical name: Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain". afra, Afer, a son of the Libyan Hercules, land of Afer, i.e. Africa; from the North African coast. psyllium, Greek psylla, a flea, and psyllion, a kind of plant, fleawort, from the plant's use against fleas. The Hebrew name: לחך, lahakh, the plantain, New Hebrew, from לחך, lahakh, was licked up, was lapped up, was eaten up.
Location: Irises Dora Rainpool |