Kickxia elatine

Sharpleaf Cancerwort at Holt, ACT

Kickxia elatine at Holt, ACT - 17 Jan 2021
Kickxia elatine at Holt, ACT - 17 Jan 2021
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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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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 17 Jan 2021 12:25 PM Recorded on
  • pinnaCLE Recorded by

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  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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