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Amsinckia lycopsoides - Lehm.

Common Name Tarweed Fiddleneck
Family Boraginaceae
USDA hardiness 6-9
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Dry open slopes and flats, often in disturbed soil[60]
Range Europe. Western N. America. Naturalized on the Farne Islands, N.E. Britain[200].
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Fully Hardy Well drained soil Moist Soil Full sun
Amsinckia lycopsoides Tarweed Fiddleneck


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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Amsinckia lycopsoides is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in flower from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

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Synonyms

A. parviflora.

Plant Habitats

 Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves  Seed  Shoots
Edible Uses:

Fresh juicy shoots[161, 177, 257]. No more details are given. Seed - raw[257]. The parched seed is ground into a powder then made into cakes and eaten without being cooked[257]. If this species is like most other members of the family Boraginaceae, the seed is likely to ripen over a period of time and individual seeds fall from the plant when they are ripe. This will make harvesting any quantity of seed very fiddly and time consuming[K].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Succeeds in ordinary garden soil in full sun[1, 200].

References   Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow late spring in situ[200].

Other Names

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Native Range

NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Alaska, Montana (west), Oregon, Washington, California), Canada (British Columbia)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Related Plants
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Amsinckia menziesiiSmall-flowered fiddleneckAnnual0.8 6-10 FLMNDM102
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermediaCommon FiddleneckAnnual1.0 6-10 FLMNDM102
Amsinckia tesselataBristly FiddleneckAnnual0.6 6-10 FLMHNDM102

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Author

Lehm.

Botanical References

60200

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