Calflora
Taxon  Report   4532 
Kickxia elatine  (L.) Dumort.
Sharp leaved fluellin,  Sharp point fluellin, Sharpleaf cancerwort
Kickxia elatine
© 2005 Michael Charters
Click on a photo to see it bigger.
CalPhotos
Kickxia elatine
© 2008 Keir Morse
Kickxia elatine
© 2013 John Doyen
Kickxia elatine, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

Interactive Distribution Map


Observation Hotline
(observation details + photos)



point, line, or polygon

Plant Characteristics
and Associations


Bloom Period
Kickxia elatine
© 2008 Keir Morse
Family: PLANTAGINACEAE   (PLANTS: SCROPHULARIACEAE)
Genus: Kickxia
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
 Alternate Names:
(according to)
PLANTS: Antirrhinum elatine
PLANTS: Linaria elatine
More information about  Kickxia elatine
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images
UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery
(profile of this plant as an agricultural weed)

Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

Original Publication citation (ITIS)

USDA PLANTS Profile (KIEL)

Search the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

The information on this page comes from diverse sources. None of the links are sponsored.