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Plantago afra  L.

Fam.: Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.

Synon.:  Plantago psyllium  DC.,  Psyllium afrum  MIRB.

Genus:  Plantago  L.,  Psyllium  TOURN. ex JUSS.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	DC.:		Augustin-Pyrame de Candolle (1778 - 1841), Swiss botanist
	MIRB.:		Charles François Brisseau de Mirbel (1776 - 1854), French botanist
	TOURN.:		Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656 - 1708), French botanist
	JUSS.:		Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu (1748 - 1836), French botanist

Etymology:
	Plantago:		planta = sole of foot, agere = to lead
	afra:		afer = from Northern Africa
	psyllium:		flees
	Psyllium:		flees

Fig. 1:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Crete, Arhanes, Jouhtas 30.3.2015

Fig. 2:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Crete, Arhanes, Jouhtas 30.3.2015

Fig. 3:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Crete, Arhanes, Jouhtas 30.3.2015

Fig. 4:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Crete, Arhanes, Jouhtas 30.3.2015

Fig. 5:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Crete, Arhanes, Jouhtas 30.3.2015

Fig. 6:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Crete, Arhanes, Jouhtas 30.3.2015

Fig. 7:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Crete, Arhanes, Jouhtas 30.3.2015

Fig. 8:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Crete, Preveli 3.4.2015

Fig. 9:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Crete, Preveli 3.4.2015

Fig. 10:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Tsambika 30.3.2019

Fig. 11:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Moni Artamiti 16.3.2023

Fig. 12:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Moni Artamiti 16.3.2023

Fig. 13:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Moni Artamiti 16.3.2023

Fig. 14:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Moni Artamiti 16.3.2023

Fig. 15:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Moni Artamiti 16.3.2023

Fig. 16:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Moni Artamiti 16.3.2023

Fig. 17:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Moni Artamiti 16.3.2023

Fig. 18:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Archangelos 17.3.2023

Fig. 19:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Archangelos 17.3.2023

Fig. 20:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Archangelos 17.3.2023

Fig. 21:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Lindos 20.3.2023

Fig. 22:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Chios, Olimbi, Agios Dynami 1.4.2016

Fig. 23:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Samos, Kamara 16.4.2017

Fig. 24:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Samos, Kamara 16.4.2017

Fig. 25:  Plantago afra / Fleawort Rhodos, Lahania 3.4.2019

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