What is showy stickseed (Hackelia venusta)?
A. Showy stickseed is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the Borage family (Boraginaceae). The plant is a short, moderately stout species, 8 to 16 inches in height, and forms 5-lobed, white flowers. Showy stickseed grows on sparsely vegetated, granitic scree on unstable, steep slopes on the east slope of the central Cascade Mountains of Washington. The species has always been restricted in its distribution, the one population is found entirely on USDA Forest Service land.
