Hackelia virginiana

Characteristics
Boraginaceae
Hackelia
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnst.
Virginia stickseed
Floodplain forests, alluvial thickets, disturbed forests, and thickets. Mostly a species of deep alluvial soils and often under a tree canopy. The fruits are among the toughest of our native species to remove from clothing once attached.
Herbaceous
Biennial
Vascular
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Native FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Boraginales
Hackelia
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnst. - Virginia stickseed
Citation
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnst.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 14 Aug 2001 - 4
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 14 Aug 2001 - Steven Daniel View Full Size
Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 19 Jul 2014 - 7
Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 19 Jul 2014 - Selma Rosenthal View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Clinton, NY: 2 August 2019 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Clinton, NY: 2 August 2019 View Full Size
Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Clinton, NY: 10 July 2019 -
Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Clinton, NY: 10 July 2019 View Full Size