Kickxia elatine

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Antirrhineae
Subtribus: Antirrhininae
Genus: Kickxia
Species:
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, 2^nd 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.

Vernacular names

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