Desert Plantain

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Plantago ovata

Desert Plantain, a reference photo
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain, desert Indianwheat, blond psyllium, and isabghol, is native to the Mediterranean region and naturalized in central, eastern, and south Asia and North America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Desert Plantain being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Species
Plantago ovata

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