flat-spine blueburr
Lappula occidentalis (S.Watson) Greene
Lappula occidentalis (S.Watson) Greene, known as flat-spine blueburr, is a biennial forb in the Boraginaceae family. It is native to North America and parts of Europe and Asia. The species includes variants such as L. redowskii var. cupulata and L. redowskii var. redowskii, which differ in fruit characteristics.
Description
Lappula occidentalis is found in regions including Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, California, and parts of Mexico and South America. It is also known by alternative names such as flatspine stickseed and western stickseed. The plant is distinguished by its unique fruit morphology, with variations observed in the two recognized varieties. First described in 1899, it is part of the genus Lappula, which is characterized by small, often spiny fruits.
Other common names
spiny sheepburwestern stickseedflat-spine blueburrflat-spine sheepburrflat-spine stickseedwestern blueburrflatspine stickseed
Distribution
NO · Alaska · Alberta · Argentina Northeast · Argentina Northwest · Argentina South · Arizona · Arkansas · British Columbia · California · Chile South · Colorado · Connecticut · Idaho · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Maine · Manitoba · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Mexico · New York · North Dakota · Northwest Territorie
Synonyms
Lappula leucotrichaEchinospermum desertorumEchinospermum occidentaleEchinospermum redowskii var. occidentaleLappula redowskii var. occidentalisLappula redowskii var. desertorumLappula desertorumLappula echinata var. occidentalisLappula brachystylaLappula patagonicaEchinospermum brachycentrum var. brachystylum
