Tarweed Fiddleneck

Amsinckia lycopsoides Lehm. - Borage family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Root Depth: 6 inches

Growth Form: Single Crown

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: None

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Native Range

  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • USA:  California, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.