Amsinckia vernicosa Hook. & Arn. is a plant in the Boraginaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Amsinckia vernicosa Hook. & Arn.
Amsinckia vernicosa is a waxy, hairy annual fiddleneck herb with coiled inflorescences of yellow or orange tubular flowers.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Amsinckia vernicosa Hook. & Arn. is a hairy annual herb. It is somewhat similar to other fiddlenecks, but it has a waxy texture and pinkish coloration along its lower stem. Its coiled inflorescence bears yellow or orange tubular flowers. These flowers can grow up to 2 centimeters long, and measure 1.5 units wide across the corolla.
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Pulmonaria longifolia (Bastard) Boreau
Myosotis traversii Hook.fil.
Echium rosulatum Lange
Myosotis decumbens Host
Symphytum orientale L.
Plagiobothrys figuratus (Piper) I.M.Johnst.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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