Amsinckia intermedia
common fiddleneck
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
common fiddleneck
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems simple or branched, spreading stiff-hairy, 20-80 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal or lower leaves soon deciduous; stem leaves linear to oblong or lanceolate, up to 15 cm long and 2 cm wide, alternate, entire.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of terminal, flat-topped flower clusters; petals orange to orange-yellow, fused basally into a tube 7-11 mm long that spreads to 5 free lobes; calyx lobes 5, silky-hairy, also with some longer, stiff hairs.
Fruits:
Nutlets 4, clustered together, 2.5-4 mm long, egg-shaped, wrinkled, pointed, dull, greenish or grey to brown or black.
Notes:
The differences (corolla size and color) between this species and A. menziesii are slight and some taxonomists (i.e., Ganders [1993]) treat them at the varietal level.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Amsinckia intermedia
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1162 | 675 | 2240 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
48 | 30 | 90 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
194 | 160 | 270 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 0 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
6 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(1), IDF(4), PP(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry roadsides and waste places in the lowland and lower montane zones; frequent in BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains, probably introduced in Vancouver and on S Vancouver Island; S to ID, NM and Baja CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.