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Plantaginaceae

Branched plantain

Plantago indica L.

Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Plantago

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Branched plantain: Branched Plantain ( Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit.) on a sandy beach. Vicinity of Saratov city, Russia.
Photo: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (26)
Arabic
بذر قطونا, حشيشة البراغيث
Belarusian
Трыпутнік шурпаты
Bulgarian
Пясъчен живовлек
Catalan
Plantain des sables
Chinese
对叶车前, 對葉車前, 对叶车前*(气状车前), 腺毛车前子, 气状车前
Croatian
Pješčani trputac
Czech
Jitrocel písečný
Dutch
Zandweegbree
English
Branched plantain, Sand plantain
Estonian
Liiv-teeleht
Finnish
Haararatamo
French
Plantain des sables, Herbes aux puces, Plantain scabre
German
Sand-Wegerich, Indischer Wegerich, Plantain des sables
Hebrew
פסיליום, מוציוויטל, קונסיל
hsb
Pěskowy putnik
Japanese
エダウチオオバコ
li
Zandjwaegbrei
Lithuanian
Smiltyninis gyslotis, Plantain des sables
os
Хъуынджын дугъысыф
pam
Psyllium
Persian
اسپرزه, اسفرزه, پسیلیوم
Polish
Babka piaskowa
Russian
Песочник шероховатый, Подорожник песчаный, Подорожник шероховатый, Песочник индийский, Псиллиум шершавый, Подорожник блошиный
Spanish
Llanten de arena, Llantén de arena
Swedish
Sandkämpar, Plantain des sables
Urdu
اسپغول

Synonyms

  • Plantago annua (Thuill.) Rauschert
  • Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit.
  • Plantago arenaria f. rossica Tuzs.
  • Plantago arenaria subsp. orientalis (Soják) Greuter & Burdet
  • Plantago arenaria var. divaricata Boiss.
  • Plantago arenaria var. garganica Ten.
  • Plantago arenaria var. rossica (Tuzson) Lewalle
  • Plantago indica subsp. orientalis Soó
  • Plantago indica var. rossica Pilg.
  • Plantago italica S.G.Gmel. ex Steud.
  • Plantago latifolia Wissjul.
  • Plantago psyllia St.-Lag.
  • Plantago psyllium L.
  • Plantago ramosa Asch.
  • Plantago ruthenica Adams ex Decne.
  • Plantago scabra Moench
  • Plantago scabra subsp. orientalis (Soják) Tzvelev
  • Psyllium annuum Thuill.
  • Psyllium arenarium (Waldst. & Kit.) Mirb.
  • Psyllium arenarium subsp. orientale (Soó) Soják
  • Psyllium erectum Dum.Cours.
  • Psyllium indicum (L.) Mirb.
  • Psyllium indicum Dum.Cours.
  • Psyllium indicum subsp. orientale Soják
  • Psyllium ramosum Gilib.
  • Psyllium scabrum (Moench) Holub
  • Psyllium scabrum subsp. orientale (Soó) Holub

Flowers

In flower
June to September (from 123 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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). About our plant data.