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Hackelia sharsmithii
Sharsmith's stickseed is a hairy perennial herb of the borage family, native to rocky, talus-covered slopes in the high Sierra Nevada of California. It is a wild alpine species rarely grown in gardens, so it needs the cool, well-drained, sunny conditions of its native habitat.
Hackelia sharsmithii is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Sharsmith's stickseed. It is native to the Sierra Nevada of California, where its range extends along ridges surrounding the intersection of Inyo County and Fresno and Tulare Counties, including Mount Whitney. It is a plant of rocky habitat, such as talus. It is a hairy perennial herb up to about 30 centimeters (12 in) tall. Most of the leaves are located around the base of the plant, reaching up to 14 centimeters (5.5 in) long. Leaves higher on the stem are shorter and narrower. The hairy inflorescence is an open array of branches, each a coiling panicle of light blue flowers. The fruit is a cluster of nutlets, sometimes bearing prickles.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hackelia sharsmithii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
