Amsinckia spectabilis

Amsinckia spectabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Amsinckia
Species:	A. spectabilis
Binomial name
	Amsinckia spectabilis; Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Amsinckia spectabilis is a species of fiddleneck known by the common names seaside fiddleneck^[1] and woolly breeches.^[2] It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California, where it grows in sandy habitat, including direct coastline.

Description[]

Amsinckia spectabilis is a bristly annual herb similar in appearance to other fiddlenecks. The leaves are sometimes edged with fine teeth. The coiled inflorescence holds tubular yellow flowers up to 2 centimetres (0.8 in) long and 1.5 centimetres (0.6 in) wide at the face.

References[]

^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Amsinckia spectabilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

External links[]

[BSBI07-1] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[2] "Amsinckia spectabilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

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