Plantago lagopus L.

Spice Flower 1 Flower 2 In the field

Family: PLANTAGINACEAE

Genus: Plantago

Catalan common name: Herba de cinc nirvis. Herba de cinc venes. Peu de llebre.

Spanish common name: Pie de liebre.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Therophytic calicole fields. Cultivated fields, path and road sides.

Characteristics: Its very easy to identify this palnt by the spicule, as it is covered with a silky pilosity that gives it a milky white appearance, very distinct fro that of Plantago lanceolata, additionally, it has an oval shape instead of a enlongated one as the latter species. The leaves are also hairy, with a soft touch, reminiscent of a rabbit's ear. It is an annual cycle plant.