Plantago bellardii All.

Spice In the field

Family: PLANTAGINACEAE

Genus: Plantago

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

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Therophytic calicole fields. Therophytic silicolous fields. Therophytic communities.

Characteristics: This is a small plantain that is found in wastelands and clearings, generally atop of areas with compacted clays. Leaves are united in a rosette, are sword-shaped and do not have the marked venation to ease identification, as species Plantago lanceolata and Plantago lagopus, which are very similar to each other. The spicule is large in relation to the plants dimensions and the petiole that holds it up. Flowering during the spring.