| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plantago griffithii Decne. trib. Plantaginae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 13(1): 700 (1852) |
| Native Range | Iran to sw. Xinjiang and n. & w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4300m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves subcoriaceous, elliptic, obtuse, entire, shortly petiolate, scapes thick, hirsute, spike sparse, elongate, thin, bracts ovate-triangular |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Plantago aitchisonii Pilg. Plantago gentianoides ssp. griffithii (Decne.) Rech.f. Plantago gentianoides var. griffithii (Decne.) Pilg. Plantago gentianoides var. laxa Pilg. Plantago gentianoides var. tenuispicata Pilg. Plantago griffithii var. alpina Bornm. Plantago salesarensis Gand. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |