Amsinckia lycopsoides Lindl. ex Lehm.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Boraginaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Amsinckia lycopsoides Lindl. ex Lehm.

  • Description

    Species Description - Rough-hairy annual, 1–6 dm; lvs linear to linear oblong or the upper more lanceolate, to 10 × 1.5 cm, often crowded at the base; sep 5, 6–10 mm at maturity; cor 7–9 mm, the tube somewhat exserted, the throat obstructed by the hairy fornices, the limb 3–6 mm wide; stamens inserted well down in the cor-tube, commonly below the middle; nutlets 2.5–3 mm; 2n=30. Native of w. U.S., occasionally adventive in our range. Apr.–June. (A. barbata)