Common names:
False forget-me-not, manyflower stickseed, wild forget-me-not
Family:
Scientific name:
Hackelia floribunda
Main flower color:
Range:
Parts of all the western states
Height:
Between 1 and 5 feet
Habitat:
Moist locations, shaded or open; meadows and woodland
Leaves:
Alternate, lanceolate, up to 8 inches long. Those low on the stem have stalks; upper leaves are stalkless
Season:
June to August
Stems of hackelia floribunda tend to grow at a 45 degree angle, and carry elongated, branched clusters of tiny, pale blue, funnel-shaped flowers. Individual flowers have five lobes around a narrow central tube (yellow-green inside), the top of which is slightly raised above the petal bases. They are about a quarter of an inch in diameter. Fruits are small, flattened nutlets, with a line of prickles along the edge, a factor which distinguishes this plant from the similar hackelia micrantha. Hackelia floribunda is a quite tall plant, and has relatively large leaves, again different to many other boraginaceae species.
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