Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Calflora

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

(not an active name)

Common fiddleneck, Fiddleneck, Orange flowered menzies' fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Amsinckia intermedia


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Parent:	Amsinckia menziesii
Genus:	Amsinckia
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Amsinckia arizonica
PLANTS	Amsinckia demissa
PLANTS	Amsinckia echinata
PLANTS	Amsinckia intactilis
PLANTS	Amsinckia intermedia var. echinata
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Information about Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (AMMEI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).