Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Northern Stickseed
Lappula deflexa
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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Slender flowering stem of Lappula deflexa.
Robert Flogaus-Faust / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0
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Common names
2 names · 2 languages- EnglishYour language
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- Northern Stickseed
Other languages (1)
- Dutch
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- Stekelzaad
Sources & name notes
Names recorded in our plant catalogue, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Botanical family
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Boraginaceae
The complete-name usages checked in Catalogue of Life agree on this family; authorship and accepted-name identity remain unresolved.
Sources [1] - Native range
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Europe to N. & C. Japan.
Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.
Sources [2]
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Who this plant supports
Plant profile
About this plant
Northern Stickseed (Lappula deflexa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Hackelia deflexa — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Supports: Botanical familyRelevant sections
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 313267; ID 3J693; rank species; status accepted
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Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Hackelia deflexa — Kew WCVP native distribution
Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.
Supports: Native rangeRelevant sections
- Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 509984, 1404684; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1421567, 1421568, 1421569, 1421570, 1421571, 1421572, 1421573, 1421574, 1421575, 1421576, 1421577, 1421578, 1421579, 1421580, 1421581, 1421582, 1421583, 1421584, 1421585, 1421586, 1421587, 1421588, 1421589, 1421590, 1421591, 1421592, 1421593, 1421594, 1421595, 1421596, 1421597, 1421598, 1421599, 1421600, 1421601, 1421602, 1421603, 1421604, 1421605, 1421606, 1421607, 1421608, 1421609, 1421610, 1421611, 1421612, 1421613, 1421614, 1421615, 1421616, 1421617, 1421618, 1421619, 1421620, 1421621, 1421622, 1421623, 1421624, 1421625, 1421626, 1421627, 1421628, 1421629, 1421630
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Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.