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Hackelia micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Jessica sticktight. It is native to western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico, where it often grows in forested areas and meadows. This is a lush perennial herb growing to heights of 30 centimeters to over one meter. Its erect stems are surrounded at the base by many oval-shaped to lance-shaped leaves, the longest over 20 centimeters long. The upper stems are generally leafless and hold cyme flower clusters of bright blue flowers. Each petite flower has five rounded lobes with a smaller petallike appendage at the base of each. The fruit is a nutlet with pointed prickles.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

1 - 4 ft Tall

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Color

White, Lavender, Blue

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Site type

Meadows, stream edges, opne slopes

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

1 confirmed and 49 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Boisduval's Blue

Icaricia icarioides

Narrow-legged Miner Bee

Andrena angustitarsata

Birtwell's Miner Bee

Andrena birtwelli

Buckell's Miner Bee

Andrena buckelli