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Small-flower Fiddle-neck - Amsinckia menziesii

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA

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MNPS Threat Rank:
C-value: 2

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General Description
Stems erect, usually branched, 10–80 cm. Leaves mainly cauline, 2–12 cm long. Flowers: calyx 2–5 mm long; sepals equal; corolla yellow, tube 3–5 mm long, lobes ca.1 mm long; fornices absent; stamens inserted at the top of the tube. Nutlets ovoid, 2–3 mm long, green to black (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments
AK south to CA, NV, UT, WY; perhaps introduced in MT (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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Small-flower Fiddle-neck — Amsinckia menziesii.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from