Kickxia
| Kickxia | |
|---|---|
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| Kickxia elatine | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Kickxia Dumort. |
| Species | |
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30-50 - See text. | |
Kickxia is a genus of plants in the Plantaginaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as cancerworts or fluellins. They are mostly native to Europe, but two species, K. elatine and K. spuria are well-known elsewhere as invasive weeds. Genus Kickxia was named after the Belgian botany professor J. J. Kickx.
Selected species:
- Kickxia abhaica
- Kickxia acerbiana
- Kickxia aegyptiaca
- Kickxia cirrhosa
- Kickxia commutata
- Kickxia elatine - sharpleaf cancerwort, pointed toadflax
- Kickxia floribunda
- Kickxia incana
- Kickxia lanigera
- Kickxia macilenta
- Kickxia papillosa
- Kickxia spartioides
- Kickxia spuria - roundleaf cancerwort