Taxon:  Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene var. occidentalis



Summary
Genus:
Lappula
Family:
Boraginaceae
Subfamily:
Cynoglossoideae
Tribe:
Rochelieae
Subtribe:
Eritrichiinae
Nomen number:
318336
Verified:
04/05/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (2  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene (1 active accession[s])
Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene var. cupulata L. C. Higgins (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Echinospermum redowskii (Hornem.) Lehm. var. occidentale S. Watson

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lappula redowskii (Hornem.) Greene var. occidentalis (S. Watson) Rydb.

Invalid Designation(s)
Lappula redowskii auct. Amer.
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
  4. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Lappula redowskii
  5. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Lappula redowskii var. redowskii
  6. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. redowskii
  7. Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
  8. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  9. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Lappula redowskii
  10. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Lappula redowskii
  11. Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
  12. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
  13. Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
  14. Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishspiny sheepbur  1Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Lappula redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Lappula redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Lappula redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Lappula redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Lappula redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexasw. & c.Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Lappula redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Lappula redowskii var. redowskii
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territories Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitobas.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], United States [Alaska]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba (s.), Saskatchewan]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas (w. & c.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Utah]
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
  2. Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
  3. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Lappula redowskii
  4. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Lappula redowskii var. redowskii
  5. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. redowskii
  6. Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
  7. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Lappula redowskii
  8. Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
  9. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Lappula redowskii var. occidentale
  10. Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=318336. Accessed 14 April 2026.