Amsinckia calycina

Amsinckia calycina
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
Synonyms

Lithospermum calycinum Moris

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Taxon: Amsinckia calycina (Moris) Chater". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2009-05-. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wilson, Peter G. "Amsinckia calycina". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2011.