Taxonomy : Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Kickxia // Species: Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort.// Variability: Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort. subsp. spuria . The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+).
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 3 (Tutin et al., 1972).
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Azores, West, Central and South Europe to West Asia (Iran), North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Ruderal areas- plant usually found on cultivated land.
Flowering period: Summer – autumn (JUL, AUG, SEP).
Kickxia spuria – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – stems with leaves and flowers. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – stems with cauline leaves and flower. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – stems with leaves and flowers. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – stems with leaves and flowers. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – stems with leaves and flowers. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – flower. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – flower. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – flower. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – flower with calyx. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – flower and fruit (capsule). Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – leaves. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – stem with cauline leaves and fruits. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Kickxia spuria – abaxial side of leaf. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kickxia spuria . Marhold, K. (2011+): Kickxia. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Kickxia%20spuria&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 13.09.2021].
Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:804122-1 [Acessed 13.09.2021].
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