Amsinckia vernicosa
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Amsinckia vernicosa is a species of fiddleneck
known by the common name green fiddleneck. It is endemic to California
, where it is an uncommon member of mountain, desert, and valley habitat in several regions. This is a hairy annual herb somewhat similar to other fiddlenecks, but waxy in texture and pinkish in color along the lower stem. The coiled inflorescence
holds yellow or orange tubular flowers up to 2 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the corolla.
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 green 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 is an uncommon member of mountain, desert, and valley habitat in several regions. This is a hairy annual herb somewhat similar to other fiddlenecks, but waxy in texture and pinkish in color along the lower stem. The 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...
holds yellow or orange tubular flowers up to 2 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the corolla.