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velvety stickseed
Hackelia velutina
Hackelia velutina is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by its common name, velvet stickseed.
From the article Hackelia velutina on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Hackelia velutina is a lush, hairy perennial herb reaching a maximum height between 40 and 80 centimeters (16 and 31 in). Most of the lance-shaped leaves are located around the base of the erect stems, the longest to about 17 centimeters (6.7 in). Atop the stems are cyme inflorescences of bright blue to lavender flowers. Each small tubular flower has five lobes with a petallike appendage at the base of each. The fruit is a nutlet covered in long prickles.
Range & habitat
It is endemic to California, growing in the Sierra Nevada in red fir and lodgepole pine forest habitats.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 77328.