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Lappula

Lappula is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family known generally as stickseeds. They are native to the northern hemisphere. These are annual herbs producing funnel-shaped flowers and prickly fruits. One of the best known species is the European stickseed, Lappula squarrosa, which is a notorious noxious weed.

Species include: Lappula barbata
Lappula cenchrusoides - Great Plains stickseed
Lappula diploloma
Lappula marginata - margined stickseed
Lappula occidentalis - flatspine stickseed
Lappula squarrosa - European stickseed

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