Boraginaceae

Beggarslice

Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M.Johnst.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Hackelia

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Beggarslice (Hackelia virginiana) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Beggarslice

Synonyms

Cynoglossospermum virginianum (L.) Kuntze
Cynoglossum morisonii DC.
Echinospermum virginianum (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Echinospermum virginianum (L.) Lehm.
Lappula virginiana (L.) Greene
Myosotis virginiana L.
Pulmonaria elliptica Raf.
Rochelia virginiana (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Rochelia virginica Roem. & Schult.

Flowers

In flower: July (from 481 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mark Apgar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike B, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel McClosky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carol Ann McCormick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.