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]
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  • 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.