Hebrew: לחך סגלגל, Arabic: لسان الحمل البيضوي
| Scientific name: | Plantago ovata Forssk. | |
| Common name: | Ovate Plantain | |
| Hebrew name: | לחך סגלגל | |
| Arabic name: | لسان الحمل البيضوي | |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Leaves: | Rosette, entire | |
| Flowers: | Green | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Steppes and deserts | |
| Distribution: | The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Irano-Turanian - Saharo-Arabian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain". ovata, egg-shaped, with the broad end down. The Hebrew name: לחך, lahakh, the plantain, New Hebrew, from לחך, lahakh, was licked up, was lapped up, was eaten up.
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