Plantaginaceae
Kickxia

Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

First published in Fl. Belg.: 35 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Central Asia and N. Somalia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Yugoslavia

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

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (2000). Flore des Mascareignes 127-135: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Boulos, L. (2002). Flora of Egypt 3: 1-373. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Chukavina, A.P. (ed.) (1984). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 7: 1-562. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Doucette, E.T. (2014). Two new vascular plant taxa established in Maine. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 116: 348-351.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Schischkin, B.K. & al. (eds.) (1954). Flora Turkmenii 6: 1-402. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Sennikov, A.N. (ed.) (2017). Flora of Uzbekistan 2: 1-200. Navro'z Publishers, Toshkent.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1961). Flora Uzbekistana 5: 1-667. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://bsbi.org/archaeophytes. epublication.
  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (2000). Flore des Mascareignes 127-135: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Britton, N. (1918). Flora of Bermuda: 1-585. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
  • Chukavina, A.P. (ed.) (1984). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 7: 1-562. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Doucette, E.T. (2014). Two new vascular plant taxa established in Maine. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 116: 348-351.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Schischkin, B.K. & al. (eds.) (1954). Flora Turkmenii 6: 1-402. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1961). Flora Uzbekistana 5: 1-667. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gaillard [1024] Syria K004608068 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [714] Cyprus K004607988 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2507] Iraq K004608054 Yes
Thamer [47653] Iraq K004608053 Yes
Karim, F. [39306] Iraq K004608045 Yes
Al-Kaisi [47212] Iraq K004608033 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [2785] Iran K004608000 Yes
Davis; Coode [D39135] Türkiye K004608061 Yes
Szovits [605] Iran K004608071 Yes
Hagemann, I.; Binder, J.; Schwarz, W. [1892] Türkiye K004607998 Yes
Mabille, P. [s.n.] France K000806711 Unknown Type Material Yes
Syngrassides, A.I. [964] Cyprus K004607991 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [421] Cyprus K004607990 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [W409] Iraq K004608052 Yes
Dr. Gaillard [1027] Syria K004608066 Yes
Gonzalo, H. [5513] Spain K000806713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, J.B. [5869] Iraq K004608032 Yes
Rawi, A. [16527] Iraq K004608049 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2392] Iraq K004608048 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] K004118125 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2446] Iraq K004608038 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K.; Thorp, T.K. [538] Türkiye K004608057 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 469] United Kingdom K000914371 Yes
Gonzalo, H. [5514] Spain K000806714 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K004608060 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [24776] Türkiye K004608062 Yes
Oswald, P.H. [7] Cyprus K004607989 Yes
Helbaek, H. [2016] Iraq K004608047 Yes
Botany staff [43782] Iraq K004607995 Yes
Oswald, P.H. [8] Cyprus K004607994 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [964] Cyprus K004607993 Yes
Askari, A. [1030] Iraq K004608030 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [185] Cyprus K004607986 Yes
Sheahan, M.C. [302] United Kingdom K001890842 Yes
s.coll. [563] Iran K004608070 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [2853] Saudi Arabia K004607997 Yes
Sahira [35823] Iraq K004608036 Yes
Trott, A.C. [90] Iran K004608073 Yes
Alizzi [34136] Iraq K004608035 Yes
Economides, S. [ARI987] Cyprus K004607968 Yes
Gandoger [s.n.] France K000806712 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meikle, R.D. [5040] Cyprus K004607967 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2446] Iraq K004608041 Yes
Lascelles, A.G.; Miss M. E. Lascelles [s.n.] Cyprus K004607969 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2446] Iraq K004608051 Yes
de Bunge, Al. [4] Iran K004608072 Yes
Qardagh, M.S. [5398] Iraq K004608027 Yes
Dudley [D35750] Türkiye K004608064 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] K004607999 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2587] Iraq K004608055 Yes
Chapman, E. [26251] Iraq K004608031 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [810] Afghanistan K004608074 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2392] Iraq K004608043 Yes
Gillett [9649] Iraq K004608056 Yes
Dudley [35161] Türkiye K004608065 Yes
Khatib; Alizzi [33434] Iraq K004608028 Yes
Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe [67] Türkiye K004608059 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [219] Cyprus K004607987 Yes
[Dr. Alhaidurg] [19633] Iraq K004608040 Yes
Dr. Gaillard [1024] Syria K004608067 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2507] Iraq K004608050 Yes
Alizzi, H.; Omar, S. [34717] Iraq K004608029 Yes
Gaillardot [1497] Syria K004608069 Yes
Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe [338] Türkiye K004608063 Yes
Christenhuis, M.J.M. [6819] United Kingdom K000696727 Yes
Furse, P. [9028] Iran K004608002 Yes
Noori, M.; Hamid, K. [41230] Iraq K004608044 Yes
Al-Khayat; Al-Kaisi; Thamir [49319] Iraq K004608034 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [1066] K004608546 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [964] Cyprus K004607992 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2392] Iraq K004608039 Yes
Furse, P. [9028] Iran K004608001 Yes
Guest, E.R. [s.n.] Iraq K004608037 Yes
[Hazim Al Jibouri] [14593] Iraq K004608046 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Germany K000806716 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [448] Iraq K004608042 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K000806715 Unknown Type Material Yes
Atherton, G.E. [30] Cyprus K004607985 Yes
Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe [122] Türkiye K004608058 Yes
Casey, E.C. [866] Cyprus K004607984 Yes

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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