Plantago sempervirens Crantz

Spice In the field

Family: PLANTAGINACEAE

Genus: Plantago

Catalan common name: Matafoc.

Spanish common name: Zaragatona mayor.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Rhamnus oleoides continental maquis. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Dry and stony soils. Garriques