species 24,820 observations
Virginia Stickseed
Hackelia virginiana
Field notes
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant, is commonly known as beggar's lice, sticktight or stickseed. However, the common names beggar's lice and stick-tight are also used for very different plants, such as Desmodium species that are also known as "tick-trefoil".
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native animals
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Calycomyza cynoglossi
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Tree Swallow, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Swainson's Thrush, North American Tarnished Plant Bug
5
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Ligated Furrow Bee, Eastern Calligrapher, Common Looper Moth, Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.