Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort.

Roundleaf cancerwort (en), Linaire bâtarde (fr), Kickxia bâtarde (fr), Kickxie bâtarde (fr), Fausse velvote (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Kickxia

Characteristics

Villous throughout; stems slender, to 6 dm, with many branches from the base and few distally; petioles 2–6 mm; lvs broadly round-ovate, the larger 2–3 cm, entire, rounded or cordate at base; pedicels 5–20 mm, villous; cor 6–8 mm, yellow, the upper lip purple within; spur decurved, 5 mm. Native of the Mediterranean reg., established as a weed in moist sandy soil in most of our range, s. to Fla. June–Sept. (Linaria s.)
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer(Breast) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Kickxia spuria habit picture by Joseph Dupont (cc-by-sa)
Kickxia spuria habit picture by Jean-René Girardeau (cc-by-sa)
Kickxia spuria habit picture by mrostf (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Kickxia spuria leaf picture by Monteiro Henrique (cc-by-sa)
Kickxia spuria leaf picture by Joseph Dupont (cc-by-sa)
Kickxia spuria leaf picture by Jean-René Girardeau (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Kickxia spuria flower picture by Joseph Dupont (cc-by-sa)
Kickxia spuria flower picture by Paul Archambaux (cc-by-sa)
Kickxia spuria flower picture by Rémi Hamel (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Kickxia spuria fruit picture by Patrice Bracquart (cc-by-sa)
Kickxia spuria fruit picture by Didier (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Kickxia spuria world distribution map, present in Canada, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:804122-1
WFO ID wfo-0000357128
COL ID 6NKYY
BDTFX ID 36923
INPN ID 104506
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Linaria spuria Linaria subrotunda Linaria segetum Cymbalaria spuria Elatine spuria Elatinoides spuria Antirrhinum rotundifolium Antirrhinum spurium Elatine ovata Linaria nottae Tursitis rotundifolia Kickxia spuria

Lower taxons

Kickxia spuria subsp. integrifolia