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stickseeds
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stickseeds

Lappula

Lappula is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family known generally as stickseeds. They are native to the northern hemisphere. These are annual herbs producing funnel-shaped flowers and prickly fruits. One of the best known species is the European stickseed, Lappula squarrosa, which is a notorious noxious weed.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

two-rowed stickseed

speciesLappula squarrosa

Flatspine Stickseed

speciesLappula occidentalis

Lappula barbata

speciesLappula barbata

Grey Bur Forget-me-not

speciesLappula patula

Redowski's stickseed

speciesLappula redowskii

Lappula spinocarpos

speciesLappula spinocarpos

Lappula microcarpa

speciesLappula microcarpa

European Stickseed

speciesLappula heteracantha

Lappula consanguinea

speciesLappula consanguinea

Lappula sessiliflora

speciesLappula sessiliflora

Lappula sinaica

speciesLappula sinaica

Lappula marginata

speciesLappula marginata

Lappula anisacantha

speciesLappula anisacantha

Lappula stricta

speciesLappula stricta

Lappula botschantzevii

speciesLappula botschantzevii

Lappula semiglabra

speciesLappula semiglabra

montane stickseed

speciesLappula montana

Lappula intermedia

speciesLappula intermedia

Lappula subcaespitosa

speciesLappula subcaespitosa

Lappula fruticulosa

speciesLappula fruticulosa

Lappula kuprijanovii

speciesLappula kuprijanovii

Lappula brachycentra

speciesLappula brachycentra

Lappula macrantha

speciesLappula macrantha

Lappula shanhsiensis

speciesLappula shanhsiensis

Lappula lipskyi

speciesLappula lipskyi

Lappula drobovii

speciesLappula drobovii

Lappula aktaviensis

speciesLappula aktaviensis

Lappula anocarpa

speciesLappula anocarpa

Lappula balchaschensis

speciesLappula balchaschensis

Lappula caespitosa

speciesLappula caespitosa

Lappula cenchroides

speciesLappula cenchroides

Lappula cynoglossoides

speciesLappula cynoglossoides

Lappula deserticola

speciesLappula deserticola

Lappula duplicicarpa

speciesLappula duplicicarpa

Lappula dzharkentica

speciesLappula dzharkentica

Lappula tuvinica

speciesLappula tuvinica

Lappula zaissanica

speciesLappula zaissanica

Lappula glabrata

speciesLappula glabrata

Lappula granulata

speciesLappula granulata

Lappula heteromorpha

speciesLappula heteromorpha

Lappula himalayensis

speciesLappula himalayensis

Lappula karelinii

speciesLappula karelinii

Lappula krylovii

speciesLappula krylovii

Lappula laevimarginata

speciesLappula laevimarginata

Lappula lenensis

speciesLappula lenensis

Lappula leonardii

speciesLappula leonardii

Lappula monocarpa

speciesLappula monocarpa

Lappula parvula

speciesLappula parvula

Lappula pratensis

speciesLappula pratensis

Lappula ramulosa

speciesLappula ramulosa

Lappula saissanica

speciesLappula saissanica

Lappula saphronovae

speciesLappula saphronovae

Lappula semnanensis

speciesLappula semnanensis

Lappula transalaica

speciesLappula transalaica

Lappula alaica

speciesLappula alaica

Lappula nuratavica

speciesLappula nuratavica

Lappula tianschanica

speciesLappula tianschanica

Lappula tenuis

speciesLappula tenuis

Lappula occultata

speciesLappula occultata

Lappula tadshikorum

speciesLappula tadshikorum

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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 72212.