Hebrew: לחך בשרני, Arabic: لسان الحمل لحمي الأوراق
| Scientific name: | Plantago sarcophylla Zohary | |
| Common name: | Plantain | |
| Hebrew name: | לחך בשרני | |
| Arbic name: | لسان الحمل لحمي الأوراق | |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Succulence: | Leaf succulent | |
| Leaves: | Succulent, opposite, entire, smooth | |
| Flowers: | Membranous | |
| Fruits / pods: | Homogeneous seeds-fruits | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean strand | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Shrub-steppes | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain". sarcophylla, sarx, σαρξ, ρκοϛ, flesh; phyllon,φυλλον, leaf, foliage; with fleshy leaves. 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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