Hackelia virginiana (Linnaeus) I.M. Johnston. Common name: Virginia Stickseed. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Rich forests and woodlands. Distribution: S. QC west to ND, south to ne. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), LA, and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV, Al-Shehbaz (1991); = Lappula virginiana (L.) Greene — S. Basionym: Myosotis virginiana L. 1753
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Lanky biennial of rich forests and woodlands.
Stems: The first year, this plant produces only a rosette of basal leaves; in the second year a tall stem, branched above and rough-hairy is produced.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile, oval to lance-shaped, 1½-8 in. long, with curving veins, dark green and with stiff hairs above, medium green and more densely hairy beneath.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in spreading, hairy racemes that branch off the stem and usually on one side of the raceme rachis; white to pale-blue; less than 1/4 in. wide, consisting of a short tube and 5 flat-spreading lobes.
Fruits: Fruit a brown, oval to round, bur-like nutlet covered with small barbs.
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Height: 2-4 ft.
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description: Lanky biennial of rich forests and woodlands.
stems: The first year, this plant produces only a rosette of basal leaves; in the second year a tall stem, branched above and rough-hairy is produced.
leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile, oval to lance-shaped, 1½-8 in. long, with curving veins, dark green and with stiff hairs above, medium green and more densely hairy beneath.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in spreading, hairy racemes that branch off the stem and usually on one side of the raceme rachis; white to pale-blue; less than 1/4 in. wide, consisting of a short tube and 5 flat-spreading lobes.
fruits: Fruit a brown, oval to round, bur-like nutlet covered with small barbs.
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