Menzies' Fiddleneck

Description: English: Amsinckia retrorsa, inflorescence; naturalised weed, near Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa. Date: 29 August 2015. Source: Own work. Author: SAplants.

Description: English: Amsinckia retrorsa, inflorescence; naturalised weed, between Nieuwoudtville and Calvinia, Western Cape, South Africa. Date: 29 September 2008. Source: Own work. Author: SAplants.

Description: Like all annual Boraginaceae, species of Amsinckia prefer open arid sites that are regularly disturbed (e.g., roadsides). This species is distinguished from other common Amsinckias (e.g., Amsinckia tessellate) by its corolla that lacks fornices (the callus tissue between the tube and limb), calyx with five rather than four lobes, and nutlets with a tuberculate rather than smooth surface. Date: 16 May 2010, 10:21. Source: Amsinckia menziesii. Author: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA. Camera location39° 18′ 19.58″ N, 119° 34′ 08.26″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 39.305438; -119.568962.

Description: The native annual Amsinckia menziesii and like probably all species in this genus are mostly confined to disturbance prone settings such as roadsides and overgrazed range. Date: 7 June 2011, 14:34. Source: Amsinckia menziesii. Author: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA. Camera location43° 27′ 38.1″ N, 112° 49′ 40.19″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 43.460583; -112.827831.