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Amsinckia intermedia

Fiddleneck, Devil's Lettuce, cetkom

Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia intermedia

Life form2, 3: forb, annual
Habitat: bajadas, disturbed areas
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: alternate
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: lanceolate or oblanceolate or linear
leaf surface3: hairy
leaf margin3: entire or wavy
Flower color2: yellow orange
Flowering period2: Mar. to May
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Boraginaceae (borage family)
Status: abundant,widespread
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Tinajas Altas area
      Sonoran Desert National Monument
      Sonoran Desert National Monument
      Ajo vicinity and BLM land

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

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