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Plantago mauritanica Boiss. & Reut.  
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesPlantago mauritanica Boiss. & Reut. 
BibliographyPugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan.: 105 (1852)
Native RangeAlgeria to Morocco
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems pubescent, leaves lanceolate-linear, 3-nerved, scapes erect, rigid, longer than leaves, heads few-flowered, bracts ovate, rigid, sepals ovate, ciliate
Size5-12cm
Color
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPlantago mauritanica var. maroccana Batt.
Psyllium mauritanicum (Boiss. & Reut.) Soják
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco)
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