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Eastwood's fiddleneck
Scientific Name: Amsinckia eastwoodiae
Family: Boraginaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Eastwood's Fiddleneck (Amsinckia eastwoodiae)
Amsinckia eastwoodiae, commonly known as Eastwood's fiddleneck, is a flowering plant species belonging to the fiddleneck genus.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Amsinckia eastwoodiae J.F. Macbr.
- Common Name: Eastwood's fiddleneck
- Synonym: Amsinckia intermedia var. eastwoodiae (J.F. Macbr.) Jeps. & Hoover
- Family: Boraginaceae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
- Eastwood's fiddleneck is native and endemic to California.
- It also has been rarely collected in New England, specifically in waste areas.
- Specific sightings include Kern, California near Tehachapi on the Tejon Ranch, and the Sierra Nevada, California.
Morphological Characteristics
- Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Ecological Role
- Often found in lower-lying areas.
- Found in riparian corridors.
- Grows alongside other plants such as soft chess and ripgut grass.