White 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 20, 2004 Notes: The flowers are tiny, tubular, 5-lobed, and easy to overlook, but the spiny, dried nutlets are not, as they will stick to clothing or animal fur. The leaves are green, alternate, and linear, lanceolate, or spatulate. The leaves and stems are hairy. This native weed blooms in the springtime. |
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