Amsinckia spectabilis var. spectabilis Calflora

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Amsinckia spectabilis Fisch. & C. A. Mey. var. spectabilis

Seaside fiddleneck

Amsinckia spectabilis var. spectabilis is an annual herb that is native to California.


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Salt Marsh

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Amsinckia scouleri
JEF	Amsinckia spectabilis var. sancti-nicolai

Information about Amsinckia spectabilis var. spectabilis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AMSP3) 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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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: 04/06/2025).