Kickxia elatine

Kickxia elatine

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Antirrhineae
Subtribus: Antirrhininae
Genus: Kickxia
Species: Kickxia elatine
Subspecies: K. e. subsp. elatine – K. e. subsp. sieberi

Name

Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort., 1827

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Antirrhinum elatine L. in Sp. Pl.: 612 (1753)
  • Cymbalaria elatine (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. in Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 2: 398 (1800)
  • Elatinoides elatine (L.) Wettst. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 58 (1891)
  • Linaria elatine (L.) Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 16 (1768)
  • Tursitis elatine (L.) Raf. in Autik. Bot.: 156 (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Regional: Southwestern Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Türkey Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Sicilia, Türkey-in-Europe Regional: Central Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Is., Madeira Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sicilia, Somalia Introduced into: Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Bermuda, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Denmark, Georgia, Great Britain, Haiti, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Michigan, Missouri, New Caledonia, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Réunion, South Carolina, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dumortier, B.C.J. 1827. Florula Belgica, opera majoris prodromus. 172 pp., Casterman, Tornacum Nerviorum. BHL MDZ Reference page. : 35

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Kickxia elatine in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Kickxia elatine. Published online. Accessed: July 05 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Kickxia elatine. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 July 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Kickxia elatine in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• čeština: Úporek hrálovitý
• English: harpleaf cancerwort
• suomi: Keihäsnielukukka
• polski: Kiksja oszczepowata