
Chickenspike
Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn.
Names
| English | Chickenspike |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Chile camarón |
| Chinese | 楔瓣花 |
| Scientific name | Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn. |
About this species
Sphenoclea zeylanica, called chickenspike, gooseweed, and wedgewort, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Sphenoclea, native to Africa, Madagascar, tropical and subtropical Asia, and Australia. It is widely introduced in the New World tropics and subtopics from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Its young leaves are edible and are occasionally eaten, perhaps with a light boiling. A common weed of rice paddies, it can cause yield losses from 25 to 50%.
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尖瓣花(学名:Sphenoclea zeylanica),为密穗桔梗科尖瓣花属(Sphenoclea)下的一个植物种。种名zeylanica意为斯里兰卡的。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Solanales |
| Family | Sphenocleaceae |
| Genus | Sphenoclea |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Nickerie11
- Commewijne7
- Brokopondo2
- Sipaliwini1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
