Hackelia virginiana
| Hackelia virginiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Hackelia |
| Species: | H. virginiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hackelia virginiana I.M.Johnston | |
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Hackelia virginiana, commonly known as beggar's lice,[2][3] sticktight or stickseed,[3] is a biennial plant.
Distribution
The plant is native to Eastern Canada and throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States.
Description
Hackelia virginiana has simple, rough leaves and ribbed green stems. The plant is categorized Wetland Indicator Status: FACU (Facultative Upland).[4]
The flowers are small and white, bourne in mid-late summer.[5] The seeds are burs, and are very sticky. The seeding part of the plant—the upper stem—dies earlier than most other plants, and becomes very brittle. Often the entire seed stem, or even the entire plant will come out of the ground if the seeds catch on clothing or fur, aiding seed dispersion.
During the plant's first year of growth it has only a basal rosette of foliage,[5] with the flowering stalk ascending the second year. The leaves are dark green and irregularly shaped.
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "PLANTS Profile for Hackelia virginiana | USDA PLANTS". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- 1 2 "Hackelia virginiana: UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium: Plant Details Page". Wisplants.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ↑ "Virginia stickseed". minnesotaseasons.com. 21 Dec 2014. Retrieved 25 Jan 2015.
- 1 2 "Stickseed (Hackelia virginiana)". Illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Hackelia virginiana (beggarslice)
- University of Michigan at Dearborn: Native American Ethnobotany of Hackelia virginiana
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