Plantago afra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Plantago afra L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 168 (1762)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regional: Central Asia
  - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan
- Regional: Peninsular Arabia
  - Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen
- Regional: Southwestern Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkey
Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Sicilia, Türkey-in-Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Asia
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
- Regional: Mascareñas
  - Canary Is., Cape Verde, Madeira, Selvagens
- Regional: Central Africa
  - Chad, Niger
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania
- Regional: Western Africa
  - Western Sahara
- Introduced into:
  - Bolivia, Cape Provinces, Czechia-Slovakia, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago afra. Published online. Accessed: July 27 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago afra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 July 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plantago afra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.