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Hackelia ursina var. ursina

Hackelia ursina (Greene ex A. Gray) I.M. Johnst. var. ursina

Chihuahuan Stickseed

Boraginaceae (Borage family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: HAURU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.
Fruit: 4 nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: White with yellow centers.

Distribution

USA: AZ , NM
Native Habitat: Moist shaded areas, pine-oak woodlands, conifer forests.

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 11 - Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness (2012) Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences & the Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium

Research Literature

Reslit 3133 - Studies in the Genus Hackelia (Boraginaceae) in the Western United States and Mexico (1974) Johnnie L. Gentry, Jr.

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Hackelia ursina var. ursina in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Hackelia ursina var. ursina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hackelia ursina var. ursina

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-02-24
Research By: CBR

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