Colorado Plant Database
| IDENTIFICATION |
| Common Name: |
STICKSEED FORGET-ME-NOT |
| Family: |
Borage - Boraginaceae |
| Scientific Name: |
Hackelia floribunda |
| Meaning of Name: |
floribunda - many-flowered. |
| Key Characteristics: |
flower clusters arising from leaf axils (angle between leaves and stem). |
| Flower Types: |
radially symmetrical. |
| Flower Color: |
blue |
| Leaf Type: |
simple (not divided into similar parts). |
| Mature Height: |
to 4 feet. |
| Habitat: |
forest clearings, slopes, roadsides. |
| ECOLOGY |
| Growth Form: |
herbaceous |
| Growth Duration: |
perennial |
| Angio/Gymnosperm: |
angiosperm (plant with covered seed). |
| Monocot/Dicot: |
dicot (plants with two seed leaves and netted leaf veins). |
| Life Zone: |
foothills to subalpine. |
| Frequency: |
common |
| Native/Alien: |
native |
| Season of Bloom: |
summer (Jun. - Aug.). |
| Eco Relationships: |
like all borages, this plant produces 4 nutlets from one flower; each nutlet has prickles with 2 barbs at their ends which make the nutlets difficult to remove from fur or clothing, thus ensuring seed distribution far from the original plant. |
Version: 2.3.0 Release Date: Jan 2009 ©2009 Jefferson County ITS
