Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_1183.JPG-07-17-2017
Flower name (scientific): Hackelia virginiana (Linnaeus) Ivan Murray Johnston PY: 1923. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) hac-EL-ee-ah (or ha-KEEL-ee-uh) vir-jin-ee-AN-uh
Flower name (common): Virginia Stickseed
Family name (common): Borage
Family name (scientific): Boraginaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: Named in honor of the Czech botanist Josef Hackel (1783 – 1869).
    Specific epithet: From or referring to Virginia.
Common name origin: From the observed native habitat and the strong clinging ability of the barbed bristles on the fruits.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.13 inches (3 mm) wide.
     Petal count: 5
     Color: White
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description: Erect
     Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) tall.
     Stem hairy: moderately to densely pubescent
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple
     Size: Basal and lower leaves up to 20 cm or more long and up to 10 cm wide.
     Color: lower surface medium green, upper surface a bit darker.
     Hairy: upper surface is sparsely to moderately covered in short stiff hairs, lower surface moderately pubescent.
     Other: Shape: leaf, basal and lower leaves are cordate-ovate or ovate, upper leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, otherwise they are similar to the lower leaves (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial
Habitat: Woods, thickets, roadsides, shade or part shade, moist to slightly dry.
Fruit: Schizocarps are globose and about 6 mm in diameter, whitish-green colored turing brown at maturity. The surface is densely covered in barbed prickles. The latter aid in seed dispersal.
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Similar species (if any): Hackelia deflexa (Nodding Stickseed) is a lookalike. H. deflexa has flowers that are blue to white, while those of H. virginiana are white to a pale blue. The typical bloom time for the latter species starts and finishes later by around a month. H. virginiana has broader leaves than H. deflexa.
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map
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Synonym(s):
Basionym: Myosotis virginiana L. in Sp. Pl.: 131 (1753).
Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 5 homotypic synonyms for this species.
Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 3 heterotypic synonyms for this species.
Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU