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Hackelia Hirsuta
''Hackelia'' (stickseeds) is a genus of plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It includes 54 species found in North America, western South America, temperate Eurasia, and Australia. 12 species are native to California. The genus was named after Josef Hackel, a Czech botanist. The common name, stickseed, refers to the tendency of the barbed nutlets to stick to animal fur. Species 54 species are currently accepted: * ''Hackelia amethystina'' - amethyst stickseed – California * ''Hackelia andicola'' – Peru * ''Hackelia bella'' - greater showy stickseed – northwestern California and southwestern Oregon * ''Hackelia besseyi'' - Bessey's stickseed – Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas * ''Hackelia bhutanica'' – eastern Nepal to northwestern Arunachal Pradesh * ''Hackelia brachytuba'' – Nepal to central China * ''Hackelia brevicula'' - Poison Canyon stickseed – eastern California * ''Hackelia californica'' - California stickseed – northern California an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackelia Diffusa
''Hackelia diffusa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name spreading stickseed. Distribution and habitat The plant grows east of the Cascades in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. Its habitats include rocky cliffs, talus slopes, and shrub steppe. Description ''Hackelia diffusa'' is a perennial herb from 2 to 7 dm tall. The lower part of the plant is covered with spreading, stiff hairs, while the upper has appressed hairs. It has an inflorescence of false-racemes with numerous white flowers that have a yellow center. The boom period is from May to July. The fruits are clusters of four nutlets that have marginal and intramarginal prickles. References Hackelia, diffusa Flora of Washington (state) Flora of Oregon Flora of British Columbia Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Boraginoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |