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Kickxia
Sign in to saveKickxia is a genus of plants in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It includes several species known commonly as cancerworts or fluellins. Species are mostly native to Europe, Central Asia, and Africa, with two, K. elatine and K. spuria, well-established as invasive elsewhere.
Species
Sharp-leaved Fluellen
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyPlantaginaceae
Die Tännelkräuter (Kickxia), Schweizerdeutsch Schlangenmaul, bilden eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Wegerichgewächse (Plantaginaceae).
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- 银鱼草属
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Kickxia is a genus of plants in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It includes several species known commonly as cancerworts or fluellins. Species are mostly native to Europe, Central Asia, and Africa, with two, K. elatine and K. spuria, well-established as invasive elsewhere.
==Taxonomy== The genus Kickxia was named after the Belgian botanist Jean Kickx. Some species formerly placed in this genus have been reassigned to Nanorrhinum.