Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (Common Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed)

 2/22/03 Selby Road, Carrizo Plain National Monument, San Luis Obispo County, CA

2/22/03 Selby Road, Carrizo Plain

 3/11/01 Charmlee Wilderness Park, Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu, Los Angeles County, CA

3/6/05 South side of Hwy. 79 at call box west of Wood Chuck Road, Riverside County, CA

 3/6/05 Hwy. 79

3/24/02 Back lot behind my mom and dad's old house in Moreno Valley, 

Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Common Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed

SPECIES: Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia 

FAMILY: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/11/2001

LOCATION: Charmlee Wilderness Park, Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu, Los Angeles County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Flower: corolla 7–11 mm, 4–10 mm wide at top, ± orange, limb generally with 5 red-orange marks

Ecology: Habitat and elevation of sp.  

Bioregional distribution: California 

Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, Idaho, Arizona, Baja California

Flowering time: Mar–Jun

Synonyms: A. i. Fisch. & C.A. Mey., including var. echinata (A. Gray) Wiggins 

Hybridizes with  A. lycopsoides ; large-flowered plants like  A. eastwoodiae. 

Horticultural information: SUN: 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; STBL.