Fiddlenecks
Amsinckia
Amsinckia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as fiddlenecks. The common name is derived from the flower stems, bearing many small flowers, which curl over at the top in a manner reminiscent of the head of a fiddle. Fiddlenecks are in the family Boraginaceae, along with borage and forget-me-nots. The genus is named after the patrician Amsinck family in honour of the Hamburg head of state and patron of botany Wilhelm Amsinck (1752–1831).
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Fiddleneck
speciesAmsinckia menziesii
Bristly Fiddleneck
speciesAmsinckia tessellata
woolly breeches
speciesAmsinckia spectabilis
Yellow Gromwell
speciesAmsinckia calycina
tarweed fiddleneck
speciesAmsinckia lycopsoides
green fiddleneck
speciesAmsinckia vernicosa
bent-flowered fiddleneck
speciesAmsinckia lunaris
Eastwood's fiddleneck
speciesAmsinckia eastwoodiae
Douglas' fiddleneck
speciesAmsinckia douglasiana
Amsinckia inepta
speciesAmsinckia inepta
Malheur Valley Fiddleneck
speciesAmsinckia carinata
large-flowered fiddleneck
speciesAmsinckia grandiflora
Amsinckia marginata
speciesAmsinckia marginata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49140.