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Chickenspike (Sphenoclea zeylanica)

Description

Sphenoclea zeylanica�grows as an annual�herbaceous plant�and reaches stature heights of mostly 0.5 to 0.7 meters (rarely 0.2 to 1.5 meters.)��It thrives especially in damp and flooded areas.�All plant parts are bare�.�The numerous�roots�are long and knitting-like�.�The upright, usually highly branched�stems�are fleshy with a diameter up to 1 centimeter�and more or less hollow�

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Solanales

            • Family: Sphenocleaceae

              • Genus: Sphenoclea