Copy permalink to share
Sphenocleaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon *Sphenocleaceae Baskerville. Common name: Chickenspike Family.

A monogeneric family, of 1 genus and 2 species, annual herbs, of tropical regions, native of the Old World.

Glossary (beta!)

References: Carter & Jones (2023) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c); Lammers In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Rosatti (1986). Show full citations.

Show in key(s)

Show genera in Sphenocleaceae

Show all taxa in Sphenocleaceae

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend. Data for arrows not developed for genera and families which may have species only occurring outside the flora area.

image #1 of Sphenocleaceae© Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond | Sphenoclea source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sphenocleaceae© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Sphenoclea

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Sphenocleaceae? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

« show previous | back to original search ↑ | show next »