''Hackelia bella'' is a species of flowering plant in the
borage family known by the common name greater showy stickseed.
It is native to the northern
California Coast Ranges and the
Klamath Mountains in northeastern
California and southwestern
Oregon in the United States. It is found in
yellow pine forest,
red fir forest habitats.
Description
''Hackelia bella'' is a sprawling perennial herb that grows hairy stems to about half a meter in height. Many long, thin oval-shaped leaves surround the base of the plant, up to about 26 centimeters long each. Leaves farther up the stem are similar but shorter and the tops of the stems have few leaves.
The small flowers have five lobes with a small petallike appendage at the base of each lobe. The flowers are usually white. The fruit is a nutlet 5 or 6 millimeters wide.
External links
Calflora Database: ''Hackelia bella'' (Greater showy stickseed)Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Hackelia bella''UC CalPhotos gallery
bella
Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...
Flora of California
Flora of Oregon
Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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