Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : kicel
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Linaris elatine (L.) Miller.
Classification: Scrophulariaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: sharp-leaved fluellen
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Echtes Tännelkraut ; ES : ; FR : linaire élatine ; IT : cencio minore ; PT : falsa-verónica-roxa ; EN : sharp-leaved fluellen ; NL : spiesleeuwebek ; DK :
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons spatulate.
- Leaves entire, deeply notched.
- Height: 10-40 cm.
- Stems usually prostrate or ascending, branched up to 100 cm.
- Leaves lower in rosette and opposite, later alternate. Leaves ovate rather hastate, entire-margined, hairy, deep-green to grey-green, short-stalked. Dense hairiness on the leaves.
- Flowers light-yellow, 8-11 mm, solitary, axillary. Upper lip purple, lower lip dark-yellow, straight spur. Peduncle much longer than the calyx and glabrous. Calyx hairy with lanceolate lobes.
- Fruit : globose capsule, 5 mm, roundish, opening by the lid. Seed alveolate.
- Plant vulnerary, purgative, astringent, emollient, discutient.
- Risk of confusion with Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort. (which is differentiated by the upper leaves not being hastate, rounded and cordate at the base and by the hairy pedicels ).
- Biological type: Annual.
Mistake with: Kickxia spuria
Ecological profile (click on flags):
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