Boraginaceae

Bentflower fiddleneck

Amsinckia lunaris J.F.Macbr.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Amsinckia

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Bentflower fiddleneck (Amsinckia lunaris) — FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Bentflower fiddleneck
Swedish: Mångullört

Synonyms

Amsinckia anomala Suksd.
Amsinckia cinerea Suksd.
Amsinckia disjuncta Suksd.
Amsinckia longifolia Suksd.
Amsinckia papillata Suksd.
Amsinckia yosemitensis Suksd.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 94 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eugene Eric Kim, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Yarger, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: rockybajada, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bruce Bailey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hydrocycler (Elizabeth Dougherty), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Yarger, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Yarger, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.