About Amsinckia tessellata A.Gray
Amsinckia tessellata A.Gray is a bristly annual herb that grows between 8 and 24 inches tall, and it looks similar to other fiddleneck species. It bears coiled inflorescences that hold yellow to orange tubular flowers. These flowers can reach up to one centimeter wide across the corolla, and their corollas often have fewer than five lobes. The lobes of the flower calyx are not uniform in width, and may be fused together below the middle of the calyx. This species has a bloom period from March to June.