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Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders
common fiddleneck

       
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Amsinckia intermedia

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Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

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Synonyms:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

  AMAR7 Amsinckia arizonica Suksd.
  AMDE5 Amsinckia demissa Suksd.
  AMEC Amsinckia echinata A. Gray
  AMIN5 Amsinckia intactilis J.F. Macbr.
  AMIN3 Amsinckia intermedia Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
  AMINE2 Amsinckia intermedia Fisch. & C.A. Mey. var. echinata (A. Gray) Wiggins
  AMMI2 Amsinckia microphylla Suksd.
  AMNA3 Amsinckia nana Suksd.
  AMRI2 Amsinckia rigida Suksd.
 

Distribution:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CT, HI, ID, IL, MA, ME, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 10 species in Amsinckia, 2 varieties in Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.
 

Classification:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

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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
Variety Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders – common fiddleneck
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

coast buckthorn
coast fiddleneck
Amsinckia intermedia
coast fiddleneck
common fiddleneck
fiddleneck

This plant and 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. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

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. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531246.

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

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 

Related Web Sites:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

AZ-Southwest Environmental Information Network

AZ-WIldflowers of Tucson

Arizona: abstract & image of coast buckthorn (Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia)

CA-www.calflora.net

Forestry Images

Invasive Species

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

Robyn Dlein image

UC Davis: Pest Management Guidelines

Victoria - Natural Resources & Environment: Landcare Notes

 
 
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