Amsinckia menziesii
Boraginaceae
Menzies' Fiddleneck
Erect. Stems, leaves green with bristles. As stem unrolls, flowers bloom from bottom upward. Flowers have calyx with 5 lobes; tube yellow with wide unrestricted throat with or without red dots. Pale yellow-flowered forms usually do not have red dots in throat. Anthers appressed to stigma in throat. Abundant over a wide range in open ground from coastline to mid elevations. Self-pollinating var. menziesii (pictured) has no red dots in throat; found throughout the range, including Steens Mountain. Var. intermedia is yellow-orange with red-orange dots in throat; grows throughout the range.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
- Flower Form: Flowers in one-sided coil, 5 petals,nutlike seeds.
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 4–15 inches
- Habitat: Meadow, Shrub-Steppe, West-side Forest
- Found In: N Cascades NP
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Small-Flowered Fiddleneck
