Plantaginaceae
Glandular plantain
Plantago afra
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Plantago
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Common names
By language (21)
- Arabic
- بزرقطونا, أذنية حمل, البزرقطونا, بذرقطونا, برغوثي, بزرقطوناء, خزام, عشبة البراغيث
- arz
- بزرقطونا
- Basque
- Ardi-belar
- Bulgarian
- Бълхов живовлек
- Catalan
- Saragatona, Herba pucera
- Croatian
- Žljezdastodlakavi trputac
- Czech
- Jitrocel blešníkový
- English
- Glandular plantain, Plantain
- French
- Herbes aux puces, Plantain africain, Plantain psyllium
- German
- Flohsamen-Wegerich
- Hungarian
- Balhafű
- Italian
- Plantain psyllium, Psillio
- Japanese
- エダウチオオバコ
- Kazakh
- Бүргелі бақажапырақ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Ballastgreinkjempe
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Ballastgreinkjempe
- Persian
- اسپرزه
- Polish
- Babka płesznik, Babka afrykańska
- Slovenian
- Indijski trpotec
- Spanish
- Bazar catona, Bazar-catona, Bazara catona, Bazara-catona, Jopicos, Llanten de perro, Llanten zaragatona, Llanten-zaragatona
- Welsh
- Llyriad chwarennog
Synonyms
- Psyllium afrum (L.) Mirb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Justo Martín, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: joan mas moragues, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: CÉSAR MORENO, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Georges Olioso, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.