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Northern Stickseed - Hackelia deflexa
Other Names:
Hackelia americana
General Description
Taprooted annual. Stems simple, erect, 15–75 cm. Herbage strigose, hirsute on the stems. Leaves mostly cauline, 2–15 cm long, oblong below, lanceolate to elliptic above. Flowers: calyx 1–2 mm long; corolla blue, ca. 2 mm long, 2–3 mm across the limb. Nutlet body 2–3 mm long; marginal prickles distinct; dorsal face mostly unarmed (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
plants are variety
americana (A. Gray) Fernald & I.M.Johnston.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
Circumboreal south to WA, ID, CO, IA and VT (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 85
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Ament, R.J. 1995. Pioneer Plant Communities Five Years After the 1988 Yellowstone Fires. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 216 p.- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
- Sater, S. 2022. The insects of Sevenmile Creek, a pictorial guide to their diversity and ecology. Undergraduate Thesis. Helena, MT: Carroll College. 242 p.
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