Amsinckia
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Species
fiddlenecks
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBoraginales
- FamilyBoraginaceae
Habitatmarine
Native toAlberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Connecticut
Observations recorded49,778
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,254
- With media
- 1,015
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Collections
- CAS, NY, MSC, GH
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
25 papers- Frequency-dependent inbreeding depression in Amsinckia.The American naturalist · 2003
- Morphometric Analysis of Anguina amsinckiae from Three Host Species.Journal of nematology · 1987
- "Blinding" of shoots and a leaf gall in Amsinckia intermedia induced by Anguina amsinckia (Steiner and Scott, 1934) (Nemata, Tylenchidae), with a note on the absence of a rachis in A. amsinckia.Journal of nematology · 1980
- Molecular evolution of the GapC gene family in Amsinckia spectabilis populations that differ in outcrossing rate.Journal of molecular evolution · 2004
- Quantitative genetic variation in populations of Amsinckia spectabilis that differ in rate of self-fertilization.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Boraginaceae
- Image
- Amsinckia eastwoodiae.jpg
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- Category:Amsinckia
- taxon name
- Amsinckia
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- genus
- taxon common name
- fiddleneck
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Encyclopedic overview
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thumb|right|Amsinckia tessellata
Amsinckia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as fiddlenecks. The common name is derived from the flower stems, which curl over at the top in a manner reminiscent of the head of a fiddle. Fiddlenecks are in the family Boraginaceae, along with borage and forget-me-nots. The genus is named after the patrician Amsinck family in honour of the Hamburg head of state and patron of botany Wilhelm Amsinck (1752–1831).
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