Calflora: Amsinckia tessellata

Calflora

Taxon Report 332

Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray

Bristly fiddleneck, Checker fiddleneck, Devil's lettuce, Fiddleneck

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Amsinckia tessellata, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	BORAGINACEAE
Genus:	Amsinckia
Subspecies and Varieties:
Amsinckia tessellata var. gloriosa Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata

Communities:

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

ICPN:	Amsinckia conica
ICPN:	Amsinckia cuneata
ICPN:	Amsinckia mojavensis
ICPN:	Amsinckia purpusii
ICPN:	Amsinckia rostellata
ICPN:	Amsinckia setosissima

More information about Amsinckia tessellata


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (AMTE3)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Apr 25, 2018).

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