Hackelia diffusa
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|image = Hackelia diffusa 4.jpg
|image_caption = Hackelia diffusa flowering near Wenatchee, Washington
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|image2_caption = Almost ripe nutlets of Hackelia diffusa var. arida
|genus = Hackelia
|species = diffusa
|authority = (Lehm.) I.M. Johnst.
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Hackelia diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name spreading stickseed.USDA Plants database, accessed May 20, 2021- https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=HADI2
Distribution and habitat
The plant grows east of the Cascades in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.{{Cite web |title=Burke Herbarium Image Collection |url=https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Hackelia%20diffusa |access-date= |website=biology.burke.washington.edu}} Its habitats include rocky cliffs, talus slopes, and shrub steppe.{{Cite web |title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HADI2 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=www.wildflower.org}}
Description
Hackelia diffusa is a perennial herb from 2 to 7 dm tall. The lower part of the plant is covered with spreading, stiff hairs, while the upper has appressed hairs.
It has an inflorescence of false-racemes with numerous white flowers that have a yellow center. The boom period is from May to July. The fruits are clusters of four nutlets that have marginal and intramarginal prickles.
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Category:Flora of Washington (state)
Category:Flora of British Columbia
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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