Virginia Stickseed

Synonyms:   Stickseed, Sticktight, Beggar's Lice

Scientific Name:   Hackelia virginiana


Basal leaves of first-year plant disappear by time of flowering.

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Virginia Stickseed


Genus species: Hackelia virginiana
Common Names: Virginia Stickseed, Stickseed, Sticktight, Beggar's Lice
Family Name: Boraginaceae  
Annual and perennial herbs; leaves alternate, simple, entire; flowers bisexual, in helicoid cymes, regular or irregular; fruit of 1-4 nutlets; several species considered toxic.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom  
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