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Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.
sharpleaf cancerwort

       
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Photo of Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States. Usage Requirements.
 
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Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

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Synonyms:
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

  ANEL6 Antirrhinum elatine L.
  LIEL5 Linaria elatine (L.) Mill.
 

Distribution:
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 2 species in Kickxia
 

Classification:
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus Kickxia Dumort. – cancerwort
Species Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort. – sharpleaf cancerwort
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

cancerwort
fluvellin
roundleaf fluvellin
sharpleaf cancerwort
sharppoint fluvellin

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FAC FACU FAC NO FAC FACU* NO NO UPL NI* NO NI* NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33625.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/07/2008 07:09 AM MDT