Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

Sharp-Leaved Fluellen

Plantaginaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Genus: Kickxia (Cancerwort)

Synonyms

Kickxia elatine
Antirrhinum elatine
Elatinoides elatine
Linaria elatine
Linaria elatine (L.) Mill.

Related species

Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort. - Sharp-Leaved Fluellen
Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort. - Round-Leaved Fluellen

Traits


    Maximal 40 cm tall. inflorescence: flowers solitary. flowers: spurred, yellowish, upper-lip violet. pedicels: longer than the flowers, (almost) glabrous. corolla: incl. spur 3–15 mm long. fauces: closed by bulges of the lower-lip. spur: straight, acute. stamina: 4. f...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Kickxia elatine

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Kickxia elatine

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Kickxia elatine

Kickxia elatine

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

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