Hackelia diffusa
Boraginaceae
Spreading Stickseed
Erect, covered with soft to stiff whitish hairs. Stems several, branching from base. Leaf blades 1/3–1/2 in. wide. Basal leaf blades taper to margined petiole, together are 3–8 in. long; stem leaves smaller, sessile, sometimes clasping. Flowers on spreading branches at top. Flowers white or rarely blue, open wide, almost 1/2 in. across. Seed distinguished from H. micrantha by having more prickles on areas between margins. Grows in rocky places in sagebrush-steppe and ponderosa pine forests, on cliffs and talus in the Columbia River Gorge.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring
- Flower Form: 5 petals,bell shape, (Borage)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 12–20 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Shrub-Steppe
- Found In: N Cascades NP
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Diffuse Stickseed
