Showy Stickseed (Hackelia venusta) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Overview

Showy stickseed (Hackelia venusta) is an endangered species of plant in the forget-me-not family and one of the rarest plants in the state of Washington. It is known only to exist naturally at one site on the steep, sandy slopes of the Cascade Mountains near Leavenworth.

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Scientific Name

Hackelia venusta

Common Name

lesser showy stickseed

showy stickseed

FWS Category

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Location in Taxonomic Tree

Genus

Hackelia

Species

Hackelia venusta

Identification Numbers

TSN:

31920

Characteristics

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