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El Paso County Wildflower Project - Many-flowered stickseed

Many-flowered stickseed

Bloom Season: May - August

Habitat: It prefers moist, sunny environments and is commonly found growing in wet meadows, wetlands, riparian areas, streamsides, and along forest roadsides across the foothills and montane life zones.

Photography Notes: Photographer-friendly

Credits: Hiking Bob, 30 June

Hackelia floribunda is a species of flowering plant known by the common names large-flowered stickseed,[3] manyflower stickseed,[4] and wild forget-me-not.[5] It is part of the borage family.[2][6]

Hackelia floribunda is a lush biennial or perennial herb with clusters of one to a few hairy stems reaching up to 90 centimetres (3 ft) tall.[5] The leaves are up to 20 cm (8 in) long; only the lower ones have petioles. The leaves are smaller at the top.[5]

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Many-flowered stickseed (native) is one of many wildflowers featured in the El Paso CO Wildflower Project, a community-built field guide documenting the wildflowers of El Paso County, Colorado.