Kingdom Plantae Family Boraginaceae Scientific name Amsinckia tessellata Rank Species | Order (unplaced) Genus Amsinckia Higher classification Amsinckia | |
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Similar Amsinckia, Boraginaceae, Malacothrix glabrata, Amsinckia menziesii, Cryptantha angustifolia | ||
Amsinckia tessellata is a species of fiddleneck known by the common names bristly fiddleneck, tessellate fiddleneck, checker fiddleneck, and devil's lettuce.
The plant is native to much of western North America, from British Columbia, Idaho, and Washington; through many California habitats and the Great Basin and deserts; to New Mexico (U.S.) and Sonora and Baja California in northwestern Mexico.
It is a common plant in many types of habitats, including chaparral, oak woodland, xeric scrub, temperate valleys, disturbed areas, and deserts including the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert.
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.