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Amsinckia lycopsoides is a species of fiddleneck known by the common name tarweed fiddleneck. It is one of the more common species of fiddleneck. It is native to much of western North America from California to British Columbia. It can be found in a wide variety areas. Amsinckia lycopsoides is a bristly annual herb similar in appearance to other fiddlenecks. Its coiled inflorescence contains yellow flowers about a centimeter long and nearly the same in width, with a five-lobed corolla closed at the mouth by the bulges in the lobes.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

8 - 36 in Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Soil description

Prefers loamy soils.

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui