Amsinckia eastwoodiae

Eastwood's fiddleneck

Family: Boraginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Eastwood's fiddleneck is a California native annual found in the North Coast, North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada Foothills, Tehama County, Central Valley, South Coast Ranges, and Southwest regions in open valleys and hills at elevations of 10 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces distinctive bright orange flowers with 10 to 20 millimeter corollas spreading 8 to 14 millimeters wide. Growing with slender stems that reach variable heights, it develops intricate clusters of small orange blossoms. Its leaves are narrow and lance-shaped, typical of the fiddleneck genus, with rough textured surfaces that contribute to its distinctive appearance. The small fruits are 2.5 to 4 millimeters long, characterized by sharp tubercles that aid in seed dispersal.

Habitat: Open valleys, hills

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: 10-1500 m

Bioregions: NCo, NCoRI, SNF, Teh, GV, SCoR, SW.

California counties: San Joaquin, Tulare, Kern, Mariposa, Los Angeles, Fresno, Contra Costa, San Diego, Madera, Stanislaus, San Bernardino, Glenn, Sacramento, Orange, Calaveras, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Yolo, Amador, Riverside, Butte, Placer, Alameda, Sutter, Humboldt, Merced, Napa, Tuolumne, San Benito

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.