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    - Class - Dicots - Dicotyledoneae
      - Order - Borage / Mint / Verbena - Lamiales
        
        Family - Borage Family - Boraginaceae
        
        Species - Bugloss Fiddle-neck - Amsinckia lycopsoides

Bugloss Fiddle-neck - Amsinckia lycopsoides

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Native Species

Global Rank: G4?
State Rank: SU
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General Description

Stems erect, usually simple, 10–60 cm. Leaves 2–10 cm long. Flowers: calyx 6–10 mm long; sepals unequal; corolla yellow to orange, tube 7–9 mm long, lobes 1–2 mm long; fornices hairy; stamens inserted at or below middle of the tube. Nutlets ovoid, 2–3 mm long, green to brown (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments

BC, MT south to CA. Collected once in Gallatin County (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 2

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Habitat

Lawns, roadsides; valleys (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Bugloss Fiddle-neck — Amsinckia lycopsoides. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 24, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDBOR01080