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Amsinckia furcata  Suksd.
Forked fiddleneck
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Amsinckia furcata is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Amsinckia vernicosa var. furcata
California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~1856 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Amsinckia
Family: Boraginaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSAmsinckia vernicosa var. furcata
PLANTSAmsinckia vernicosa var. furcata
Information about  Amsinckia furcata from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (AMVEF)

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Learn more about Amsinckia furcata: Amsinckia furcata Jepson video: (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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: 05/07/2025).