Amsinckia lycopsoides

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Amsinckia lycopsoides
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Status TNC G4.svg
Apparently Secure  (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. lycopsoides
Binomial name
Amsinckia lycopsoides
Synonyms [2]
List
  • Benthamia lycopsoides(Lindl. ex Lehm.) Druce
  • Amsinckia arenariaSuksd.
  • Amsinckia barbataGreene
  • Amsinckia campestrisGreene
  • Amsinckia douglasiana var. campestris(Greene) Jeps.
  • Amsinckia douglasiana var. intactilis(J.F.Macbr.) Faegri
  • Amsinckia glomerataSuksd.
  • Amsinckia idahoensisM.E.Jones
  • Amsinckia intactilisJ.F.Macbr.
  • Amsinckia setosissimaSuksd.
  • Amsinckia stramineaSuksd.
  • Benthamia arenaria(Suksd.) Druce
  • Benthamia barbata(Greene) Druce
  • Benthamia campestris(Greene) Druce
  • Benthamia idahoensis(M.E.Jones) Druce

Amsinckia lycopsoides is a species of flowering plant, known by the common name tarweed fiddleneck or bugloss fiddleneck, in the family Boraginaceae . [2] [3] It is one of the more common species of fiddleneck. It is native to much of western North America from California to British Columbia. It can be found in a wide variety of areas.

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Description

Amsinckia lycopsoides is a bristly annual herb similar in appearance to other fiddlenecks. Its coiled inflorescence contains yellow flowers about a centimeter long and nearly the same in width, with a five-lobed corolla closed at the mouth by the bulges in the lobes. Flowers bloom April to July. [4]

Illustration of Amsinckia lycopsoides Amsinckia lycopsoides BB-1913.jpg
Illustration of Amsinckia lycopsoides

Introduced species

It is an introduced species far beyond the Pacific region, to Alaska, Texas, and New England. In Australia, the species has become a widespread weed of pasture lands. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer - Amsinckia lycopsoides". NatureServe Explorer Amsinckia lycopsoides. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Amsinckia lycopsoides Lindl. ex Lehm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Amsinckia lycopsoides Lindl. ex Lehm". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Peter G. "Amsinckia lycospoides". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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