Hackelia
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Hackelia is a genus
of plants in the Borage Family, Boraginaceae
. They are found in North America and southeast Asia. Of the approximately 40 species described, 10 are endemic to California.
The genus was named after Eduard Hackel
, an Austrian botanist.
Selected species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of plants in the Borage Family, Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
. They are found in North America and southeast Asia. Of the approximately 40 species described, 10 are endemic to California.
The genus was named after Eduard Hackel
Eduard Hackel
Eduard Hackel was an Austrian botanist. His father was a veterinary in Haida. He was married and had one son....
, an Austrian botanist.
Selected species:
- Hackelia amethystinaHackelia amethystinaHackelia amethystina is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name amethyst stickseed. It is endemic to northern California, where it is found in meadows and forests in the North Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada. It is a densely hairy perennial herb 40 to 80...
- amethyst stickseed - Hackelia bellaHackelia bellaHackelia bella is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name greater showy stickseed. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of northern California and southern Oregon. This sprawling perennial herb grows hairy stems to about half a meter in height...
- greater showy stickseed - Hackelia breviculaHackelia breviculaHackelia brevicula is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Poison Canyon stickseed. It is native to the Inyo and White Mountains which are located in California east of the Sierra Nevada and extend just into Nevada. The plant grows in the dry open, scrubby, and...
- Poison Canyon stickseed - Hackelia californicaHackelia californicaHackelia californica is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name California stickseed. It is native to the mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, where it is a resident of mountain forests and meadows. This leafy perennial herb grows in tall clumps...
- California stickseed - Hackelia cinerea - gray stickseed
- Hackelia cusickiiHackelia cusickiiHackelia cusickii is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Cusick's stickseed. It is native to the Modoc Plateau in the northeastern corner of California and adjacent sections of Nevada and Oregon, where it grows in coniferous forest, woodlands, and talus...
- Cusick's stickseed - Hackelia diffusa - Spreading stickseed
- Hackelia floribundaHackelia floribundaHackelia floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name manyflower stickseed. It is native to much of the western half of North America, where it is most often found in areas which are wet during the springtime, such as meadows. This is a lush biennial or...
- manyflower stickseed - Hackelia hispida - showy stickseed
- Hackelia micranthaHackelia micranthaHackelia micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Jessica sticktight. It is native to western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico, where it often grows in forested areas and meadows. This is a lush perennial herb growing to heights of 30...
- Jessica sticktight - Hackelia mundulaHackelia mundulaHackelia mundula is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name pink stickseed. It is native to the high mountains of California, especially the Sierra Nevada. Its range may extend into Oregon. This is a lush, hairy perennial herb growing to maximum heights between 40...
- pink stickseed - Hackelia nervosaHackelia nervosaHackelia nervosa is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Sierra stickseed. It is native to the mountains of California, especially the Sierra Nevada and its foothills, in areas with some moisture up to near treeline...
- Sierra stickseed - Hackelia setosaHackelia setosaHackelia setosa is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name bristly stickseed. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon and it is also known from Sierra Valley to the southeast of that range. It grows in open and wooded...
- bristly stickseed - Hackelia sharsmithiiHackelia sharsmithiiHackelia sharsmithii is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Sharsmith's stickseed. It is native to the Sierra Nevada of California, where its range extends along ridges surrounding the intersection of Inyo County and Fresno and Tulare Counties, including Mount...
- Sharsmith's stickseed - Hackelia velutinaHackelia velutinaHackelia velutina is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name velvet stickseed. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range of California. Its range may extend into Nevada. This is a lush, hairy perennial herb reaching a maximum height between 40...
- velvet stickseed - Hackelia venustaHackelia venustaHackelia venusta is a rare species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name showy stickseed, or lesser showy stickseed. It is endemic to Washington State in the United States, where it is known from only one canyon in Chelan County. There is only one small population with a...
- lesser showy stickseed - Hackelia virginianaHackelia virginianaHackelia virginiana, commonly known as Beggar's Lice or Stickseed, is a biennial plant native to Eastern North America. It has simple, rough leaves and ribbed green stems....
- beggar's lice