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Plantago Ovata - Isabgol

Product Description

Scientific Name: Plantago Ovata

Synonyms: Plantago brunnea, P. fastigiata, P. gooddingii, P. insularis, P. minima

Common Names: Desert Indianwheat, Desert Plantain, Blonde Psyllium, Indian Plantago, Isabgol

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland. This plant grows in dry, sunny, open areas.
Flower Color: Light tan to dirty white
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: To 6 inches (15 cm) tall

Description: The flowers are on short, rounded, terminal flower spikes. The individual flowers have 4 round-ovate lobes and 4 stamens. The leaves are green, basal, and narrowly linear in shape. The plants are covered in fuzzy, white hair at right angles to the stems and leaves.

The similar Woolly Plantain (Plantago patagonica) has longer, thinner, greener, terminal flower spikes with smaller flowers.