Amsinckia menziesii
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Amsinckia menziesii is a species of plant
in the Boraginaceae
family, the Borage
or Forget-me-not
family. It is the "common fiddleneck" and has two varieties:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
family, the Borage
Borage
Borage, , also known as a starflower, is an annual herb originating in Syria, but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America. It grows to a height of , and is bristly or hairy all over the stems and leaves; the leaves are...
or Forget-me-not
Forget-me-not
Myosotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae that are commonly called Forget-me-nots. Its common name was calqued from the French, "ne m'oubliez pas" and first used in English in c. 1532. Similar names and variations are found in many languages.-Description:There are...
family. It is the "common fiddleneck" and has two varieties:
- Amsinckia menziesii var. intermediaAmsinckia menziesii var. intermediaAmsinckia menziesii var. intermedia is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family . It is one of the common fiddlenecks of western North America, distributed from Alaska and Canada through the Western United States to Mexico...
- Common Fiddleneck, Intermediate Fiddleneck - Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii - Menzies' Fiddleneck