Common Name:
beggarslice
Common Name Synonym:
virginia stickseed
Scientific Name:
Hackelia virginiana
Family Name:
Boraginaceae
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Borage Family
Life Cycle
native biennial, reproducing by seed and forming large colonies
Stems
upright, stout, single from base, branched above, branches perpendicular to stem, rough and fine white hairs, frequently with dark purple striations and sometimes ribbed below
Leaves
alternate, basal oval heart-shaped to oval with long winged petioles, stem leaves narrowly oval or lanceolate oblong and sessile, tapering at both ends, fine hairs on larger veins
Flowers
5-petaled, white sometimes light blue, small and rather inconspicuous, forming tube, compact at tip and elongating with maturity, hanging downwards; terminal and axillary above, raceme-like clusters
Fruit
capsule, round, dense barbed bristles, subtended with small bracts, 4-parted with 4 seeds
