Plantago afra L.
Diagnostic description:
An annual, with erect stems, sometimes branching from the base. Stems from 10 to 20 cm tall, sometimes more; glandular-pubescent, especially on the upper parts. Leaves opposite, 2 to 6 cm long, linear-lanceolate to linear, entire or toothed. Flowers small, yellowish, in dense, long-stalked rounded or ovoid spikes 1 to 2 cm long.
Distribution:
Local: Common and widespread throughout the Upper Rock.
Global: Found throughout the Mediterranean region, south-west Asia and the Canary Islands.
Ecology:
Flowers from March, April to May (June).
Habitat:
Grows on clearings, waysides and fields.