Species

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&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> flowers solitary. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> spurred, yellowish, <ba><b>upper-lip violet</b></ba>. <span class="v1">pedicels:</span> longer than the flowers, <ba><b>(almost) glabrous</b></ba>. <sp...

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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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