PLANTS Profile for Amsinckia menziesii (Menzies' fiddleneck)

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PLANTS Profile

Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.
Menzies' fiddleneck

Symbol:

AMME

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Boraginaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		I?
HI		I?
CAN		N

More Information:

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Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

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Distribution:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, HI, ID, IL, MA, ME, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NV, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 10 species in Amsinckia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia
common fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii
Menzies' fiddleneck

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus	Amsinckia Lehm. – fiddleneck
Species	Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. – Menzies' fiddleneck

U.S. Weed Information:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

Amsinckia intermedia [=AMMEI2]
coast fiddleneck
common fiddleneck
fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia
coast buckthorn
coast fiddleneck

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31711.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

AZ-Arizona Wild Flowers

CA-Jepson Flora Project

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