Amsinckia spectabilis
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Amsinckia spectabilis is a species of fiddleneck
known by the common names seaside fiddleneck and woolly breeches. 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.
Amsinckia spectabilis is 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 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the face.
Fiddleneck
A fiddleneck is a flowering plant in the genus Amsinckia. The name derives from the flower stems, bearing many small flowers, which curl over at the top in a manner reminiscent of the head of a fiddle...
known by the common names seaside fiddleneck and woolly breeches. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
to Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, where it grows in sandy habitat, including direct coastline.
Amsinckia spectabilis is is a bristly annual herb similar in appearance to other fiddlenecks. The leaves are sometimes edged with fine teeth. The coiled inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
holds tubular yellow flowers up to 2 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the face.