Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Hackelia diffusa (Lehm.) I.M.Johnst. |
Synonyms | Echinospermum diffusum Lehm. |
Lappula saxatilis Piper | |
Lappula subdecumbens A.Nelson | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 200-500m |
Description | basal leaves elliptic, long petiolate, hirsute, stem leaves sessile, elliptic to linear-lanceolate, flowers in dense panicle, corolla with yellow throat, 10-15mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon , Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
diffusa arida (Piper) R.L.Carr, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 26(1): 190 (1976)
diffusa cottonii (Piper) R.L.Carr, ibid.
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