Biology:Amsinckia spectabilis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Amsinckia |
| Species: | A. spectabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Amsinckia spectabilis Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
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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
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ "Amsinckia spectabilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=AMSP3. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
External links
- Calflora Database: Amsinckia spectabilis (Seaside fiddleneck, Woolly breeches)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Amsinckia spectabilis[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Amsinckia spectabilis
Wikidata ☰ Q4748792 entry
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