COMMON FIDDLENECK
Amsinckia menziesii
Forget-me-not Family  BORAGINACEAE
	Description: Form: Slender bristly annual about 2 feet high. Leaves: Rough, hairy, alternate leaves are linear in shape. Flowers: Many small, yellow-orange trumpet flowers displayed in a “fiddleneck” coil. Blooming: February - May. Plant Community: Grasslands. Uses: Seed and leaves eaten by southwestern Native Americans. Latin name: Genus named in honor of Wilhelm Amsinck, a 19th century patron of the botanic garden in Hamburg. Color: yellow Season: February, March, April, May, Community: Coastal Sage Scrub, Grassland, Use: Edible, Miscellaneous, Origin: Native

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