Amsinckia tessellata

Bristly fiddleneck

Family: Boraginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Bristly fiddleneck is a California native annual herb found in dry grasslands and disturbed areas across multiple California bioregions. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces vibrant yellow to orange flowers 8 to 16 millimeters long with distinctive funnel-shaped corollas. Growing with slender, bristly stems 10 to 50 centimeters tall, it has an upright and somewhat branching habit. Its narrow leaves are lance-shaped, alternating along the stem and covered in stiff, bristly hairs that give the plant its common name. The small fruits are textured like miniature cobblestones, with a gray surface that is dull and round-tubercled.

California counties: San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Kern, Inyo, San Diego, Riverside, Mono, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, San Benito, Monterey, Ventura, Stanislaus, Contra Costa, Imperial, Lassen, Merced, Modoc, San Joaquin, Tehama, Siskiyou, Madera, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Tulare

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