Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Plantago lagopus L.
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 : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Dragonera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : March. April. May. June.
Life-forms : Terophyte.
Habitat : Cultivated fields, path and road sides.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
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.
