Lappula
Genus of flowering plants in the borage family Boraginaceae
| Lappula | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Lappula squarrosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- v
- t
- e
