Hackelia floribunda, June 27, 2025
Common & scientific name
Many-flowered stickseed, Hackelia floribunda
Family
Borage, Boraginaceae
Location
Grottos climbing wall, 9,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Named after Josef Hackel, an early 19th century Czech botanist, Hackelia floribunda's endearing light-blue flowers become small, flattened nutlets with prickles along the edge, in typical Borage/velcro-like fashion (see photo bottom left). This tall, lovely plant is unusual on the Pass—keep your eyes peeled!