| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plantago gentianoides Sm. trib. Plantaginae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 101 (1806) |
| Native Range | s. & e. Carpathians, c. Balkan Peninsula to w. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves 3-5-nerved, ovate or oblong-spathulate, sinuate or dentate, shortly petiolate, scapes glabrous, spikes ovate-oblong, dense, bracts ovate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | brownish |
| 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 paludosa Popov Plantago sogdiana Popov Plantago uliginosa Baumg. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |