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Boraginaceae

Manyflower stickseed

Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M.Johnst.

Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Hackelia

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Manyflower stickseed: Te basal leaves are typically well developed and individual plants often can be pulled up with intact roots, an indication of the short-lived perennial habit.
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Manyflower stickseed

Synonyms

  • Echinospermum deflexum var. floribundum (Lehm.) S.Watson
  • Echinospermum floribundum Lehm.
  • Hackelia leptophylla I.M.Johnst.
  • Lappula floribunda Greene
  • Lappula leptophylla Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.