Asteraceae
Prickleleaf
Hecastocleis shockleyi
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Hecastocleis
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 銀刺頭亞科
- English
- Prickleleaf
- Korean
- 프리클리프
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: James D. Morefield, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin Según los datos de USDA/NRCS, Plants Database [1] y Jepson Flora Proje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification 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.