Lappula
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Lappula is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family
known generally as stickseeds. They are native to the northern hemisphere. These are annual herbs producing funnel-shaped flowers and prickly fruits. One of the best known species is the European stickseed, Lappula squarrosa
, which is a notorious noxious weed.
Species include:
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
known generally as stickseeds. They are native to the northern hemisphere. These are annual herbs producing funnel-shaped flowers and prickly fruits. One of the best known species is the European stickseed, Lappula squarrosa
Lappula squarrosa
Lappula squarrosa is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by several common names, including European stickseed, bluebur, and bristly sheepbur. It is native to Europe and Asia, where it is common, and it is an introduced species in much of North America and Africa...
, which is a notorious noxious weed.
Species include:
- Lappula barbata
- Lappula cenchrusoides - Great Plains stickseed
- Lappula diploloma
- Lappula marginata - margined stickseed
- Lappula occidentalis - flatspine stickseed
- Lappula squarrosaLappula squarrosaLappula squarrosa is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by several common names, including European stickseed, bluebur, and bristly sheepbur. It is native to Europe and Asia, where it is common, and it is an introduced species in much of North America and Africa...
- European stickseed