Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Plantago > Plantago ovataPlantago ovata (desert Indianwheat)Synonyms: Plantago albicans (heterotypic); Plantago argentea (heterotypic); Plantago declinata (homotypic); Plantago decumbens (heterotypic); Plantago ispaghul; Plantago ispaghula (homotypic); Plantago lanata (heterotypic); Plantago leiocephala (homotypic); Plantago mauritii; Plantago microcephala (heterotypic); Plantago monspeliensis; Plantago ovatifolia; Plantago trichophylla; Plantago villosa (heterotypic) Plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain, desert Indianwheat, blond psyllium, and ispaghul, is a medicinal plant native to Western Asia and Southern Asia. The plant can be found growing wild in the southwestern United States, where it is considered a possibly introduced species. It is a common source of psyllium seed husks, a material used as dietary fiber. |
Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | Lifespan [1] | Annual | Pollinators [1] | Wind | Structure [2] | Herb | Usage [1] | A mucilage found in the seed coat is sometimes used as a starch to stiffen linen; | View Plants For A Future Record : Plantago ovata |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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