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green fiddleneck
Amsinckia vernicosa
Amsinckia vernicosa is a species of fiddleneck known by the common name green fiddleneck.
It is endemic to California, where it is an uncommon member of mountain, desert, and valley habitat in several regions.
From the article Amsinckia vernicosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Amsinckia vernicosa is a hairy annual herb somewhat similar to other fiddlenecks, but waxy in texture and pinkish in color along the lower stem. The coiled inflorescence holds yellow or orange tubular flowers up to 2 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the corolla.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 58051.