Kickxia elatine

Sharpleaf Cancerwort at Holt, ACT

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Identification history

	Kickxia elatine	18 Jan 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Kickxia elatine	18 Jan 2021	pinnaCLE

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Probably subsp. elatine as pedicels have just a few hairs - see centre of main photo

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ix wrote:

17 Jan 2023

"Probably" K.spuria because the spur is curved, pedicels are villous. K.elatine has no hairs on pedicel.

BTW, where did the epithet "cancerwort" come from? These plants had a perfectly good tag of "Fluellen".
Has a voucher been herbariumed?
I will try to find this site this weekend to have a better look.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.032998 -35.262455
Maps The Pinnacle
Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
17 Jan 2021 12:25 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

Less than 10cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Kickxia elatine Scientific name
Sharpleaf Cancerwort Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 648.77m Recorded at altitude
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In flower

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