Plantaginaceae FAMILY

Plantago ovata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Plantago ovata is a Annual It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean to E. Asia - India.

HabitatDry open places[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].