Lappula occidentalis, also known as flatspine stickseed, flatspine sheepburr, western stickseed, Lappula redowskii, or Redowski's stickseed, is a biennial forb native to North America and parts of Europe and Asia. It belongs to the family Boraginaceae. Variants include L. redowskii var. cupulata and L. redowskii var. redowskii, which differ in fruit morphology from the type specimen.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Redowski's stickseed being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Boraginales
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Lappula
- Species
- Lappula redowskii
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