- Hackelia bella
Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Hackelia bella"
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regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Boraginaceae
genus = "Hackelia "
species = "H. bella"
binomial = "Hackelia bella"
binomial_authority = (J.F.Macbr.) I.M.Johnst."Hackelia bella" is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name greater showy stickseed. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of northern
California and southernOregon . This sprawling perennial herb grows hairy stems to about half a meter in height. The base of the plant is surrounded by many long, thin oval-shaped leaves up to about 26 centimeters long each. Leaves farther up the stem are similar but shorter and the tops of the stems have few leaves. The small flowers have five lobes with a small petallike appendage at the base of each lobe. The flowers are usually white. The fruit is a nutlet 5 or 6 millimeters wide.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2030,2117,2119 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HABE USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Hackelia+bella Photo gallery]
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