Violet Wildflower
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Name: Lappula
occidentalis (L. redowskii) Common Name: Flatspine Stickseed, White Stickseed Flower Color: White, pale blue Plant Type: Herb, Annual, Biennial Height: To 2 feet (61 cm) tall Date Observed: March 9, 2007 Notes: The 1/8 inch (3 mm) wide flowers have 5, blunt-tipped lobes and 5, white-spined sepals. The flowers are followed by nutlets with hook-tipped spines. The dried nutlets adhere to clothing and fur. The leaves are green, hairy, and linear, lanceolate, or spatulate. The stems are hairy and erect. |
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