Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort.

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).

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].