Amsinckia tessellata
| Amsinckia tessellata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Amsinckia |
| Species: | A. tessellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amsinckia tessellata A.Gray | |
Amsinckia tessellata is a species of fiddleneck known by the common names bristly fiddleneck,[1] tessellate fiddleneck,[2] checker fiddleneck, and devil's lettuce. It is native to much of western North America from British Columbia to many California habitats, and to New Mexico, Sonora, and Baja California. It is a common plant in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas, deserts, chaparral and woodlands, xeric scrub, and temperate valleys.
Description
Amsinckia tessellata is a bristly annual herb similar in appearance to other fiddlenecks. Its coiled inflorescence holds yellow to orange tubular flowers up to a centimeter wide at the corolla, which often has fewer than five lobes. The common colors of this plant are yellow and orange, they also stand 8-24 inches tall.
References
- ↑ "Amsinckia tessellata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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