Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata
Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene var. cupulata (A. Gray) Higgins
Flatspine Stickseed, Western Stickseed
Boraginaceae (Borage Family)
USDA Symbol: LAOCCUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Lappula redowski var. texana
Hairy Stickseed
Boraginaceae
Location: S facing slope of Austin Hwy on E side of Salado Creek, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Sunny, well drained, caliche slope. Among Poaceae and other herbs.
Description: Stout annual from tough root. Several branched above, to 60 cm tall. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, hirsute, dark green, to 1.5 x 4 cm; reduced above. Infloresence solitary in upper axils. Corolla pale blue, funnel-form.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Mar 11, 1994
Specimen number: 527
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0811
Accession Date: Jun 29, 1994
Accession Number: 61
Annotations: SCFRB (In flower & fruit)