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stickseed

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stick·seed  (stksd)
n.
Any of various plants of the genera Hackelia or Lappula, having small barbed fruits that cling to clothing or fur.
stickseed [ˈstɪkˌsiːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various Eurasian and North American plants of the boraginaceous genus Lappula, having red-and-blue flowers and small prickly fruits Also called beggar's-lice
[from stick2; so called because its seeds have adhesive hooks on them]
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; Stickseed, Beggar's Lice; Creek bank along east side; Rare to infrequent; C = 0; BSUH 13705.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
The showy stickseed has a beautiful, five-lobed, white flower and is known from only one location in Chelan County on U.
Showy stickseed (Hackelia venusta) by Endangered Species Update
; Stickseed, Beggar's Lice; Edge of woods along Salisbury Road; Infrequent but locally common; C = 0; BSUH 13499.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Lick Creek Summit ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Christian, Brook N.; Rothroc / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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