Plants Profile for Hackelia deflexa americana (American stickseed)

Image of Hackelia deflexa var. americana

General Information
Symbol:	HADEA
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Boraginaceae
Duration:	Annual Biennial Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	AK N CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 79. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
HAAM2	Hackelia americana (A. Gray) Fernald
HADEA2	Hackelia deflexa (Wahlenb.) Opiz ssp. americana (A. Gray) Á. Löve & D. Löve
LAAM4	Lappula americana (A. Gray) Rydb.
LADE9	Lappula deflexa (Wahlenb.) Garcke p.p.
LADEA	Lappula deflexa (Wahlenb.) Garcke ssp. americana (A. Gray) Hultén
LADEA2	Lappula deflexa (Wahlenb.) Garcke var. americana (A. Gray) Greene

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus	Hackelia Opiz – stickseed
Species	Hackelia deflexa (Wahlenb.) Opiz – nodding stickseed
Variety	Hackelia deflexa (Wahlenb.) Opiz var. americana (A. Gray) Fernald & I.M. Johnst. – American stickseed

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Illinois Hackelia americana stickseed Endangered
New Hampshire beggar's-lice Endangered
New York northern stickseed Endangered
Vermont nodding stickseed Threatened

Wetland Status

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