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Kickxia elatine - (L.)Dumort.

Common Name Fluellen, Sharpleaf cancerwort
Family Scrophulariaceae
USDA hardiness Coming soon
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Arable land, usually cornfields in light soils[17].
Range Europe, including Britain, south and east to the Mediterranean and Macaronesia.
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Weed Potential Yes
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Moist Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Kickxia elatine Fluellen, Sharpleaf cancerwort


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Kickxia elatine Fluellen, Sharpleaf cancerwort
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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Kickxia elatine is a ANNUAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from July to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is not self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Linaria elatine

Plant Habitats

 Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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Haemostatic

The plant is haemostatic[61]. It is used externally to staunch wounds and bleeding[254].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Requires a light to medium soil and a sunny position.

References   Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ[200].

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt (Sinai), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Armenia TROPICAL ASIA: Pakistan EUROPE: United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Portugal (Madeira Islands), Egypt, Tunisia, Ethiopia Great Britain

Weed Potential

Right plant wrong place. We are currently updating this section. Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it's worth checking.

Conservation Status

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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Expert comment

Author

(L.)Dumort.

Botanical References

17200

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Readers comment

Rebecca Sweet   Mon Aug 9 18:18:54 2004

I have this weed growing in my vineyard project site in Newburg, Oregon, USA. The site is neither moist nor light-soiled- rather, this is a dry (unirrigated), clayey soil. They're most abundant in the vine row where herbicides are used to control weeds in the spring and early summer. I notice that the bees are fond of it in late summer when it is one of the few things blooming.

Tim Myles   Tue Sep 15 2009

I have found Kickxia elantine growing in dry soil, in partial sun, along a steep embankment behind a shopping centre in Guelph, Ontario. The leaves are very arrow head shaped. I have found the other species, Kickxia spuria growing in a shady wet location in a swale between my house and neighbours in Georgetown, Ontario. The latter species has round leaves. Both of these appear different from photos I have seen of Kicksia from the SE. US which has somewhat lobes leaves.

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