Hebrew: לחך החוף, Arabic: لسان الحمل الحرشفي
| Scientific name: | Plantago squarrosa Murray | |
| Synonym name: | Plantago aegyptiaca Jacq.; Plantago aristata Michx. | |
| Common name: | - | |
| Hebrew name: | לחך החוף | |
| Arabic name: | لسان الحمل الحرشفي | |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae, לחכיים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | Branched, diffused, decumbent | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, linear, entire, smooth | |
| Inflorescence: | Spikes, solitary | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite, membranous, calycine leaves equal, green, covered with viscid hairs; petal pale; anthers brownish; style villose and white | |
| Fruits / pods: | Homogeneous seeds-fruits | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May | |
| Habitat: | Sand | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain". squarrosa, spreading horizontally; curved at the ends. aristata, bearded, furnished with awns; bristly. 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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