Amsinckia lycopsoides

Amsinckia lycopsoides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
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 arenaria Suksd.
  • Amsinckia barbata Greene
  • Amsinckia campestris Greene
  • Amsinckia douglasiana var. campestris (Greene) Jeps.
  • Amsinckia douglasiana var. intactilis (J.F.Macbr.) Faegri
  • Amsinckia glomerata Suksd.
  • Amsinckia idahoensis M.E.Jones
  • Amsinckia intactilis J.F.Macbr.
  • Amsinckia setosissima Suksd.
  • Amsinckia straminea Suksd.
  • 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.

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

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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