| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plantago argentea Chaix trib. Plantaginae |
| Bibliography | Pl. Vapinc.: 72 (1785) |
| Native Range | Hungary to s. Europe and. nw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves lanceolate or narrower, to 10cm long, densely long silvery hirsute, floral spikes shortly ovoid, to 2cm long, with white anthers |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Plantago capitata C.Presl Plantago gerardii Pourr. Plantago lanata Raddi Plantago lubenensis Formánek Plantago pilosa Kit. ex Spreng. Plantago raddiana Schult. & Schult.f. Plantago rubens Host Plantago sericea Waldst. & Kit. Plantago serpentinicola Rech.f. & Goulimy Plantago victorialis Poir. Plantago victorialis var. bithynica K.Koch |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (HUN Hungary) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |