Hackelia

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Hackelia
Hackelia diffusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Hackelia
Opiz (1839)
Type species
Hackelia deflexa
Opiz
Species

About 54 (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Austrocynoglossum Popov ex R.Mill. (1989)

Hackelia (stickseeds) is a genus of plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It includes 54 species found in North America, western South America, temperate Eurasia, and Australia.[1] 12 species are native to California.[2]

The genus was named after Josef Hackel, a Czech botanist. The common name, stickseed, refers to the tendency of the barbed nutlets to stick to animal fur.[3]

Species

54 species are currently accepted:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hackelia Opiz. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ Calflora Database: Hackelia species index in California. Calflora. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 24. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.

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