Species: Hackelia venusta
Showy Stickseed
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Lamiales
Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Hackelia
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Lesser Showy Stickseed - lesser showy stickseed
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Borage Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Lamiales - Boraginaceae - Hackelia - .
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
is a moderately stout perennial plant, 20-40 cm (8-16 inches) tall, with numerous flowering stems arising from a slender taproot. Large showy flowers are white or white washed with blue, with five lobes topping the end of a short corolla tube. Flowering occurs in April or May. Leaves are basal and numerous on the flowering stem. The fruit consists of four prickly nutlets which drop near the plant but the spurred fruit can be dispersed by clinging to the hair of passing animals (USFWS 2007).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G1
Global Status Last Reviewed
2010-09-29
Global Status Last Changed
1983-01-01
Other Status
LE - LE: Listed endangered - 2002-02-06
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
This speices is known from one location only in Chelan County, Washington.