Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata Calflora

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Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray var. tessellata

Bristly fiddleneck, Devil's lettuce

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


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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Amsinckia densirugosa
PLANTS	Amsinckia hendersonii
JEF	Amsinckia tessellata var. elegans
PLANTS	Amsinckia washingtonensis

Information about Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata from other sources


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