Ispaghula / أقتونه / رِبلَه / لسان الحمل البيضوي / لقمة النعجـة /

blond plantain / blond psyllium / Desert indianwheat / ispagol / ovate plantain / spogel seeds / إسباغيولا / الربلة / بذور سبوغل / زِباد / كَبّاش / مِشَّيْطة /

Plantago ovata Forssk.

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
January to April
Seed collection period
March to June
Potential medicinal uses
  • Laxative
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Membranous
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Plantago
Family
Plantaginaceae
Wikidata item
Q311228
GBIF Item
Plantago ovata Forssk. (3189723)

References

  1. Ghazanfar, Shahina A., and Chris Thorogood. A Herbal of Iraq. Kew Publishing, 2022.
  2. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  3. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  4. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.

Citation

Plantago ovata Forssk. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/2556 accessed via barari.org on 6/24/2026.

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