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Kickxia elatine
Also called Harpleaf cancerwort, Sharped-leaved fluellen, Fluellin, Sharp Leaved Fluellen, Sharp Leaf Fluellen, Sharp Leaved Cancerwort, Twining Toadflax
Sharpleaf cancerwort (Kickxia elatine) is a small, hairy, trailing annual weed of the Plantain family, usually found in cultivated ground and waste places rather than grown in gardens. It is seldom cultivated, so the key to dealing with it is controlling it before it sets seed.
Kickxia elatine (commonly known as sharpleaf cancerwort and sharp-leaved fluellen) is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, but it is present on other continents as an introduced species, and sometimes a noxious weed.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kickxia elatine by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
