




Hackelia virginiana
Virginia stickseed is a lovely little plant with bright blue flowers. It grows in fields and along roadsides, making the world a bit more colorful!
生息地: Grasslands
The virginia stickseed has a tall, hairy stem with rough, lance-shaped leaves. Its tiny, pale blue to white flowers are clustered loosely along the upper stem. After flowering, small, round, intensely sticky burs develop, making it distinctive and hard to miss when they attach to clothing.





カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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Its super-sticky seeds inspired its name, because they 'stick' to anything!
One plant can produce hundreds of these tiny, hook-covered 'hitchhiker' seeds!
The plant's scientific name, Hackelia, honors an Austrian botanist named Joseph Hackel.
Though tiny, its flowers provide nectar for small bees and pollinating flies!
Virginia stickseed has small, barbed seeds that easily cling to fur or clothing, helping it travel far and wide.
It can thrive in disturbed soil and open woodlands, allowing it to quickly colonize new areas where other plants struggle.
Apis mellifera
Feeds on nectar, aids pollination
Bombus impatiens
Visits flowers for nectar
Odocoileus virginianus
Seeds stick to fur, aiding dispersal
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危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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30-150 cm
15-30 cm
0.3-0.5 cm
Late spring to late summer
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二年生
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