Hackelia floribunda
| Hackelia floribunda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Hackelia |
| Species: | H. floribunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Hackelia floribunda | |
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Hackelia floribunda is a species of flowering plant known by the common names large-flowered stickseed,[3] manyflower stickseed,[4] and wild forget-me-not.[5] It is part of the borage family.[2][6]
Description
Hackelia floribunda is a lush biennial or perennial herb with clusters of one to a few hairy stems reaching up to 90 centimetres (3 ft) tall.[5] The leaves are up to 20 cm (8 in) long; only the lower ones have petioles. The leaves are smaller at the top.[5]
From June to August, the coiled ends of the stems bear cyme inflorescences of blue flowers. The corollas are about 6 millimetres (1⁄4 in) wide;[5] each flower has five lobes with petallike appendages at their bases.
The fruit is a tiny, mildly prickly nutlet.[7]
Similar species
Hackelia micrantha has several stems and small prickles on the back of the nutlets. The prickles on the nutlet of H. floribunda help distinguish it from Myosotis (forget-me-nots).[5]
Distribution and habitat
The plant is native to much of the western half of North America, in southern Canada and the Midwestern and Western United States.[5]
It is most often found in areas which are wet during the springtime, such as meadows, wetlands, and riparian areas.[7]
References
- ^ NatureServe (2023). "Hackelia floribunda". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M.Johnst". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ NRCS. "Hackelia floribunda". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Spellenberg, Richard (2001) [1979]. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region (rev ed.). Knopf. pp. 416–17. ISBN 978-0-375-40233-3.
- ^ "Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M.Johnst". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "Burke Herbarium Image Collection". biology.burke.washington.edu.