Boraginaceae
Woolly breeches
Amsinckia spectabilis
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Amsinckia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Woolly breeches
Synonyms
- Amsinckia acuminata Suksd.
- Amsinckia celsa Suksd.
- Amsinckia constricta Suksd.
- Amsinckia davyi Suksd.
- Amsinckia dimorpha Suksd.
- Amsinckia divaricata Suksd.
- Amsinckia fulgens Suksd.
- Amsinckia granulosa Suksd.
- Amsinckia inflatula Suksd.
- Amsinckia intermedia var. saint-nicolai (Eastw.) Jeps.
- Amsinckia intermedia var. sancti-nicolai (Eastw.) Jeps.
- Amsinckia kelloggii Suksd.
- Amsinckia latifolia Suksd.
- Amsinckia leptosperma Suksd.
- Amsinckia littoralis Greene ex Suksd.
- Amsinckia lycopsoides var. bracteosa A.Gray
- Amsinckia maculata Suksd.
- Amsinckia maritima Eastw.
- Amsinckia mathewsii Suksd.
- Amsinckia microsperma Suksd.
- Amsinckia nigricans Brand
- Amsinckia oblongifolia Suksd.
- Amsinckia ovata Suksd.
- Amsinckia saint-nicolai Eastw.
- Amsinckia sancti-nicolai Eastw.
- Amsinckia scouleri I.M.Johnst.
- Amsinckia spectabilis var. bracteosa (A.Gray) B.Boivin
- Amsinckia spectabilis var. nicolai (Jeps.) Munz
- Amsinckia spectabilis var. saint-nicolai (Eastw.) I.M.Johnst.
- Amsinckia spectabilis var. sancti-nicolai (Eastw.) I.M.Johnst.
- Amsinckia truncata Suksd.
- Benthamia maritima (Eastw.) Druce
- Benthamia sancti-nicolai (Eastw.) Druce
- Benthamia spectabilis Druce
- Lithospermum lycopsoides Lehm.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to July (from 145 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rebecca Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Garth Harwood, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Fertig, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter D. Tillman from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: elik03, CC BY 4.0, 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.