Boraginaceae
Menzies' fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Amsinckia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Dutch
- Kleinbloemige amsinckia
- English
- Menzies' fiddleneck
- Estonian
- Väike karusilm
- Finnish
- Lännenkeltalemmikki, Rikkakeltalemmikki
- German
- Kleinblütige Amsinckie, Menzies-Amsinckie
- Swedish
- Ogräsgullört
- Welsh
- Amsincia
Synonyms
- Amsinckia copelandii Suksd.
- Amsinckia douglasiana var. interior J.F.Macbr.
- Amsinckia eatonii Suksd.
- Amsinckia hirticaulis Suksd.
- Amsinckia hispidissima Suksd.
- Amsinckia menziesii f. angustisepala Faegri
- Amsinckia menziesii f. latisepala Faegri
- Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii
- Amsinckia menziesii var. microcarya Brand
- Amsinckia micrantha Suksd.
- Amsinckia sparsiflora Suksd.
- Benthamia menziesii (Lehm.) Druce
- Benthamia micrantha (Suksd.) Druce
- Benthamia parviflora Druce
- Echium menziesii Lehm.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May (from 1,200 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Patterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AragonChristopherR17Z, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- 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.