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.
The plant is native to much of western North America, from British Columbia, Idaho, and Washington; through many California habitats and the Great Basin and deserts; to New Mexico (U.S.) and Sonora and Baja California in northwestern Mexico.
It is a common plant in many types of habitats, including chaparral, oak woodland, xeric scrub, temperate valleys, disturbed areas, and deserts including the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert.
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. The bloom period is March to June.
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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