Amsinckia eastwoodiae

Amsinckia eastwoodiae is a species of fiddleneck known by the common name Eastwood's fiddleneck. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the varied plant habitat of the hills, mountains, valleys, and coastlines.

Amsinckia eastwoodiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Amsinckia
Species:
A. eastwoodiae
Binomial name
Amsinckia eastwoodiae

Amsinckia eastwoodiae is a bristly annual herb similar in appearance to the other fiddlenecks. Its coiled inflorescence has tubular orange flowers up to 2 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the face.


Mass display of A. eastwoodiae near California Valley, 2010


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