Boraginaceae

Margined stickseed

Lappula marginata (M.Bieb.) Gürke

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Lappula

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Margined stickseed (Lappula marginata) — Photo: Taryn Brahmsteadt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Bulgarian: Крилатоподобни ушици
Chinese: 膜翅鶴蝨, 膜翅鹤虱, 异形狭果鹤虱, 狭果鹤虱, 狹果鶴蝨, 異形狹果鶴蝨
English: Margined stickseed
Finnish: Rikkasirkunjyvä
Swedish: Hönspiggfrö

Synonyms

Cynoglossospermum caspicum Kuntze
Cynoglossospermum marginatum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze
Cynoglossospermum patulum (Lehm.) Kuntze
Cynoglossospermum semiglabrum (Ledeb.) Kuntze
Cynoglossum patulum (Lehm.) E.H.L.Krause
Echinospermum brachysepalum Claus
Echinospermum caspium Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Echinospermum marginatum (M.Bieb.) Lehm.
Echinospermum patulum Lehm.
Echinospermum semiglabrum Ledeb.
Echinospermum skorpili Velen.
Lappula cymosa B.Fedtsch.
Lappula marginata subsp. patula (Lehm.) Soó
Lappula patula Asch. ex Gürke
Lappula redowskii var. patula (Lehm.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Lappula semiglabra (Ledeb.) Gürke
Lappula semiglabra var. heterocaryoides Popov ex Ching J.Wang
Lappula skorpili (Velen.) Druce
Lappula subsemiglabra (Popov) Popov
Lithospermum patulum Gand.
Myosotis marginata M.Bieb.
Rochelia marginata (M.Bieb.) Roem. & Schult.
Rochelia patula (Lehm.) Roem. & Schult.
Rochelia squarrosa Roem. & Schult.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Taryn Brahmsteadt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, 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.