Boraginaceae
European stickseed
Lappula squarrosa
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Lappula
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Common names
By language (19)
- arz
- لابولا سكواروزا
- Belarusian
- Ліпучка вожыкападобная
- Chinese
- 鶴蝨, 鹤虱, 东北鹤虱, 蓝刺鹤虱, 豆麻
- Czech
- Strošek pomněnkový
- Dutch
- Stekelzaad
- English
- European stickseed, Bluebur, Bristly sheepbur, Bur forget-me-not
- Estonian
- Siil-takelrohi
- Finnish
- Kyläsirkunjyvä
- Georgian
- Ჩვეულებრივი ჩიტის ბირკა
- German
- Kletten-Igelsame
- hsb
- Ćěłcojte jěžiki
- Icelandic
- Íguljurt
- kbd
- БанэкӀэпхъ
- Polish
- Lepnik zwyczajny
- Romanian
- Turiță
- Russian
- Липучка оттопыренная, Липучка ежевидная, Липучка незабудка, Липучка незабудковидная, Липучка обыкновенная, Липучка растопыренная
- Slovenian
- Navadni ježevec
- Swedish
- Piggfrö
- Welsh
- Sgorpionllys gwrychog
Synonyms
- Cynoglossospermum consanguineum Kuntze
- Cynoglossospermum lappula (L.) Kuntze
- Cynoglossum clusii Loisel.
- Cynoglossum lappula Scop.
- Echinospermum alpinum Schur
- Echinospermum canescens var. angustifolium Opiz
- Echinospermum canescens var. longifolium Opiz
- Echinospermum casanense Wirz. ex Ledeb.
- Echinospermum casanicum Wirz.
- Echinospermum consanguineum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Echinospermum costae Sennen
- Echinospermum cynoglossoides E.Mey. ex A.DC.
- Echinospermum fabrei Sennen
- Echinospermum ispahanicum Boiss.
- Echinospermum lanceolatum Opiz
- Echinospermum lappula (L.) Lehm.
- Echinospermum obtusifolium Opiz
- Echinospermum pedunculatum Opiz
- Echinospermum squarrosum (Retz.) Rchb.
- Echinospermum vulgare Sw. ex Schrad.
- Lappula consanguinea Gürke
- Lappula echinata Gilib. ex Fritsch
- Lappula echinata var. consanguinea (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Brand
- Lappula echinata var. erecta (A.Nelson) Brand
- Lappula echinata var. grandiflora Kuntze
- Lappula lappula (L.) H.Karst.
- Lappula myosotis Moench
- Myosotis echinosperma Mazziari
- Myosotis lappula L.
- Myosotis squarrosa Retz.
- Rochelia lappula (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Rolf Engstrand, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 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.