Boraginaceae
Tarweed fiddleneck
Amsinckia lycopsoides
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Amsinckia
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Common names
By language (4)
- English
- Tarweed fiddleneck, Bugloss fiddleneck
- Finnish
- Piennarkeltalemmikki
- Swedish
- Hönsgullört
- Welsh
- Amsincia blewog
Synonyms
- Amsinckia arenaria Suksd.
- Amsinckia barbata Greene
- Amsinckia douglasiana var. campestris (Greene) Jeps.
- Amsinckia douglasiana var. intactilis Faegri
- Amsinckia glomerata Suksd.
- Amsinckia idahoensis M.E.Jones
- Amsinckia intactilis J.F.Macbr.
- Amsinckia setosissima Suksd.
- Amsinckia straminea Suksd.
- Benthamia arenaria (Suksd.) Druce
- Benthamia barbata (Greene) Druce
- Benthamia campestris (Greene) Druce
- Benthamia idahoensis (M.E.Jones) Druce
- Benthamia lycopsioides Druce
- Benthamia lycopsioides Druce
- Plagiobothrys aurantiacus Brand
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Toxicity: Severe, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Amsinckia
- Amsinckia calycinaBoraginaceae
- Menzies' fiddleneckAmsinckia menziesiiBoraginaceae
- Douglas' fiddleneckAmsinckia douglasianaBoraginaceae
- Eastwood's fiddleneckAmsinckia eastwoodiaeBoraginaceae
- Largeflowered fiddleneckAmsinckia grandifloraBoraginaceae
- Amsinckia marginataBoraginaceae
- Woolly breechesAmsinckia spectabilisBoraginaceae
- Bristly fiddleneckAmsinckia tessellataBoraginaceae
- Green fiddleneckAmsinckia vernicosaBoraginaceae
- Malheur Valley fiddleneckAmsinckia carinataBoraginaceae
- Bentflower fiddleneckAmsinckia lunarisBoraginaceae
- Amsinckia intermediaBoraginaceae
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.