Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnst.

Virginia Stickseed

Synonyms: Lappula virginiana, Myosotis virginiana

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Boraginaceae

Genus: Hackelia

Species: Hackelia virginiana

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Hackelia virginiana