This fiddleneck, Amsinckia menziesii was a recent arrival to the islands, (2011) In that year , although not a garden escape, it colonized many areas at Race Rocks possibly because of its unpalatability to Canada geese.
Note the fiddle shaped seed heads of Amsinckia spectabilis.
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- A patch of Amsinckia menziesiiin bloom
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- Seed heads of Amsinckia… fall 2014
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- Photos by G. Fletcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Amsinckia
Species: A. menziesii
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) Nelson & J.F. Macbr.
Fiddleneck, Menzie’s fiddleneck, Menzies’ fiddleneck, small flowered fiddleneck
Other Angiosperms (flowering plants) at Race Rock
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