Amsinckia eastwoodiae
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Amsinckia eastwoodiae is a species of fiddleneck
known by the common name Eastwood's fiddleneck. It is endemic to California
, where it grows in the varied plant habitat of the hills, mountains, valleys, and coastlines.
Amsinckia eastwoodiae is a bristly annual herb similar in appearance to the other fiddlenecks. Its coiled inflorescence
has tubular orange flowers up to 2 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the face.
Fiddleneck
A fiddleneck is a flowering plant in the genus Amsinckia. The name derives from the flower stems, bearing many small flowers, which curl over at the top in a manner reminiscent of the head of a fiddle...
known by the common name Eastwood's fiddleneck. It is endemic to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it grows in the varied plant habitat of the hills, mountains, valleys, and coastlines.
Amsinckia eastwoodiae is a bristly annual herb similar in appearance to the other fiddlenecks. Its coiled inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
has tubular orange flowers up to 2 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the face.