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Spreading Stickseed
Hackelia diffusa
Hackelia diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name spreading stickseed.
From the article Hackelia diffusa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Hackelia diffusa is a perennial herb from 20 to 70 cm (7.9 to 28 in) tall. The lower part of the plant is covered with spreading, stiff hairs, while the upper has appressed hairs. It has an inflorescence of false-racemes with numerous white flowers that have a yellow center. The boom period is from May to July. The fruits are clusters of four nutlets that have marginal and intramarginal prickles.
== References ==
Range & habitat
The plant grows east of the Cascades in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. Its habitats include rocky cliffs, talus slopes, and shrub steppe.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 163491.