Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene var. occidentalis

vernacular flatspine stickseed — variety · Boraginaceae

USDA: LAOCO
GBIF: 6396309
Rank: variety

flatspine stickseed (Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis) — Platephotograph · Trevor Van LoonCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Biennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Boraginaceae Juss.
Genus: Lappula

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Native
CAN Canada Native
L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 64 counties across 6 states/territories

Legend Native · 64 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state