| Amsinckia calycina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Amsinckia |
| Species: | A. calycina |
| Binomial name | |
| Amsinckia calycina (Moris) Chater |
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| Synonyms | |
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Lithospermum calycinum Moris |
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Amsinckia calycina, also known as hairy fiddleneck or yellow burweed, is a species of fiddleneck. It is native to Argentina and Chile and naturalised in Australia.[1][2] It is an annual herb, growing to between 15 and 50 cm high and has pale yellow flowers.[2] The species is poisonous to mammals.[1]