Biology:Lappula

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the borage family Boraginaceae

Lappula
Lappula squarrosa1.JPG
Lappula squarrosa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Lappula
Moench
Type species
Lappula myosotis
V.Wolf
Species

12–14, see text

Lappula is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family known generally as stickseeds. They are native to the northern hemisphere. These are annual herbs producing funnel-shaped flowers and prickly fruits. One of the best known species is the European stickseed, Lappula squarrosa, which is a notorious noxious weed.

Species include:

  • Lappula barbata
  • Lappula bracteatum
  • Lappula cenchrusoides – Great Plains stickseed
  • Lappula diploloma
  • Lappula marginata – margined stickseed
  • Lappula occidentalis – flatspine stickseed
  • Lappula squarrosa – European stickseed

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2641622 entry