- Kickxia
Taxobox
name = "Kickxia"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Kickxia elatine "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Plantaginaceae
genus = "Kickxia"
genus_authority = Dumort.
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = 30-50 - See text."Kickxia" is a genus of plants in the plantain family. 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 cirrhosa "
*"Kickxia commutata "
*"Kickxia elatine " - sharpleaf cancerwort, pointed toadflax
*"Kickxia incana "
*"Kickxia lanigera "
*"Kickxia papillosa "
*"Kickxia spuria " - roundleaf cancerwortExternal links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7363 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=KICKX USDA Plants Profile]
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