Pan India Bouquets

Plantago psyllium L.

Family : PLANTAGINACEAE
(Plantago Or Plantain Family)
Family (Hindi name) : LAHURIYA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : PLANTAGINACEAE
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Plantago indica L.
Common name : Indian Plantain
Vernacular name : Jiralo (Gujarati)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Cultivated fields and waste places
Comments / notes : Grow as weed in cultivated fields and waste places
Flower, Fruit : January-March
Distribution :
- Gujarat : Gandhinagar district, Anand district
Native : Europe to mediterranean, Pakistan and Northern India
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Europe to mediterranean, Pakistan, Northern India, Norht America and South America, Switzerland, Thailand, Tibet, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, China
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 582
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Plantago psyllium. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.