Sphenoclea zeylanica
Chickenspike, Gooseweed
Also known as: Gaertnera pangati Retz. +7 more
- Gaertnera pangati Retz.
- Gaertnera pongati Retz.
- Pongatium indicum Lam.
- Pongatium spongiosum Blanco
- Pongatium zeylanicum (Gaertn.) Kuntze
- Rapinia herbacea Lour.
- Schrebera pongati DC.
- Sphenoclea pongatium A.DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sphenocleaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a semiaquatic annual.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, Sphenoclea zeylanica (commonly known as Chickenspike or Gooseweed) is an aquatic plant belonging to the Sphenocleaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Louisiana, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.