Plantago ovata
Blond Plantain, Blond Psyllium
Other regional names: Blonde Ispaghula +3 more
- Blonde Ispaghula
- Desert Indianwheat
- Indian Plantago
- Indian Plantain
Also known as: Plantago albicans Roem. & Schult. +13 more
- Plantago albicans Roem. & Schult.
- Plantago declinata Roem. & Schult.
- Plantago decumbens var. viridis Barnéoud
- Plantago insularis var. typica Poe
- Plantago ispaghul Roxb.
- Plantago ispaghul Roxb. ex Fleming
- Plantago ispaghula Roxb. ex Fleming
- Plantago lanata Willd. ex Spreng.
- Plantago leiocephala Wallr. ex K.Koch
- Plantago mauritii Sennen
- Plantago monspeliensis Willd.
- Plantago ovata f. linearifolia Sennen
- Plantago ovata var. decumbens (Forssk.) Zohary
- Plantago ovata var. linearifolia Sennen
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Plantaginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, Plantago ovata (commonly known as Blond Plantain or Blond Psyllium) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Plantaginaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Arizona, California, Canary Is., Cyprus, Egypt, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Morocco, Nevada, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Texas, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Utah, Western Sahara, Yemen
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
China Southeast, Germany, Thailand, Xinjiang