Amsinckia intermedia

Common fiddleneck

Family: Boraginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Common fiddleneck is a native annual found in California in open, generally disturbed areas at elevations of 0 to 1,750 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces orange flowers with distinctive dark spots, approximately 7 to 11 millimeters long. Growing with ascending to erect green to brown stems that are spreading-bristly, it reaches a moderate height with multiple potential branches. Its leaves are green, coarse-hairy, and spread outward, contributing to the plant's distinctive appearance. The fruit is small, 2 to 3.5 millimeters long, with sharp tubercles that add texture to the plant's overall structure.

Habitat: Open, generally disturbed areas

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: < 1750(2350) m

Bioregions: CA (uncommon D)

California counties: Calaveras, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, San Diego, Mendocino, Riverside, Fresno, Lake, Contra Costa, Glenn, Ventura, Orange, Monterey, Imperial, Tulare, Sacramento, Butte, Shasta, Tuolumne, Merced, Stanislaus, Alameda, Napa, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Kern, Colusa, Mariposa, San Francisco, Madera, Mono, San Mateo, San Benito, Yolo, Santa Cruz, Trinity, Lassen, Inyo, Solano, Marin, Humboldt, El Dorado, Sutter, Amador, Tehama, Kings, Placer, Yuba, Sierra, Del Norte, Modoc, Nevada

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