Hackelia cusickii
species of plant
Hackelia cusickii is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Cusick's stickseed.
Distribution
The plant is native to the Modoc Plateau in the northeastern corner of California and adjacent sections of Nevada and Oregon.
It grows at elevations of 1,300–1,950 metres (4,270–6,400 ft), in subalpine coniferous forest, Northern Sierra juniper woodlands, and talus of alpine fell-field habitats.
Description
Hackelia cusickii is a perennial herb up to about 50 centimetres (20 in) tall and coated thinly in stiff hairs. Most of the leaves are located around the base of the plant, reaching up to 18 centimetres (7.1 in) long; there are a few smaller leaves on lower part of the stem as well.
The hairy inflorescence is an open array of branches, each a coiling panicle of flowers. Each flower is just over a centimeter wide with blue lobes with white appendages at the bases. The boom period is from May to July.
The fruit is a cluster of prickly nutlets.
“Hackelia cusickii” enters the record as species of plant. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Hackelia, cusickii and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Hackelia cusickii” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Hackelia, cusickii and species provides the most credible route into that argument.
Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 8, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5637213. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Check terminology, classification and the date of the cited evidence. Scientific names and technical consensus can change while older records retain historical value.
- Current terminology
- Classification context
- Finding cited technical literature
Primary datasets, specimen catalogues, standards bodies and the most recent peer-reviewed literature.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Hackelia cusickii”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Hackelia cusickii primary sources, Hackelia cusickii archive and Hackelia research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Hackelia cusickii”?
- Is the terminology current, historical or disputed?
- Has classification or technical consensus changed since the cited source?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Hackelia cusickii” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.