[Stickseeds: The Genus Hackelia in Mt. Adams Country]

Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed

Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa

Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis)

Spreading stickseed (both blue and light-blue forms) blooming along the upper Klickitat River.....June 3, 2022.

Developing fruit of Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis)

The photo above shows a grainy close-up of the spiny fruits of diffuse stickseed. The fruits of the stickseeds are notorius for sticking to clothes or animal fur, which gives them their common name.

Flower of Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Hairy stems of Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Leaf of Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis)

Basal leaves of Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis)

Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis)

The seven photos seen directly above show close-ups of diffuse stickseed as seen along the upper Klickitat River.........June 22, 2008.

Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis)

Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis)


Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis)

Leaves of Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis) - Difuse Stickseed, Spreading Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa (Synonym: Hackelia saxatilis)

Diffuse stickweed observed in the Klickitat River canyon about 5 miles south of the Yakima-Klickitat County line......June 9, 2023.

Paul Slichter