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Boraginaceae
Amsinckia

not marked as a favorite taxon Amsinckia Lehmann. Common name: Fiddleneck.

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A genus of about 15 species, winter-annual herbs, of western North America and western South America.

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References: Al-Shehbaz (1991); Weigend et al. (2016) In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Amsinckia© Nolan Exe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nolan Exe | Amsinckia lycopsoides source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #2 of Amsinckia© John Cowles, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John Cowles | Amsinckia menziesii source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Amsinckia© Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda | Amsinckia lycopsoides source | Original Image ⭷

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