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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