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Bristly Fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)

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.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Boraginales

            • Family: Boraginaceae

              • Genus: Amsinckia