Amsinckia douglasiana

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Amsinckia douglasiana
Boraginaceae Douglas Fiddleneck Amsinckia douglasiana.jpg
Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Amsinckia
Species:
A. douglasiana
Binomial name
Amsinckia douglasiana

Amsinckia douglasiana is an uncommon species of fiddleneck known by the common name Douglas' fiddleneck. It is endemic to the coastal Santa Monica Mountains and Santa Ynez Mountains of southern California. [2]

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Description

Amsinckia douglasiana is a bristly annual herb producing coiled, fiddlehead-shaped inflorescences of yellow-orange flowers similar to other fiddlenecks. The flowers are over a centimeter wide and often have fewer than five lobes. This species is heterostylous.

It is also known as an occasional introduced species on the East Coast of the U.S.

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Amsinckia douglasiana". NatureServe Explorer Amsinckia douglasiana. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. "Amsinckia douglasiana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved April 22, 2022.