Seasonal Wild Flowers

Round-leaved Fluellen

Kickxia spuria

Scrophulariaceae

July to October

It is found south of a diagonal line between the Humber

estuary and Gloucestershire

See the BSBI distribution map for Round-leaved Fluellen

It is an archaeophyte which grows in open spaces, on

arable land and waste tips on calcareous soils.

Round-leaved Fluellen is an annual, softly hairy, prostrate

herb, growing up to 25cm.

The flowers are on slender stalks, small (up to 11mm),

mainly yellow with a distinct purple lip, and with a long

curved spur.

Bracts are also hairy and up to 1cm.

Leaves are rounded and slightly pointed, with short

stalks.

They are up to 6cm at the base but get smaller

towards the growing end of the spreading stems.

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Round-leaved Fluellen on rubbish tip,

Suffolk

Flower from front - lipped petals and spur

Flower from behind - stalk (pedicel)

Flower from side - sepals

Flower lips, spur, sepals and hairy bracts

Leaves and position of flower

Variation in size of leaves along the stems