''Amsinckia eastwoodiae'' is a species of

fiddleneck ''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 Boraginac ...

known by the common name Eastwood's fiddleneck. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

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, where it grows in the varied plant habitat of the hills, mountains, valleys, and coastlines. ''Amsinckia eastwoodiae'' is a bristly annual herb similar in appearance to the other fiddlenecks. Its coiled

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

has tubular orange flowers up to 2 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the face.

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External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Amsinckia eastwoodiae''''Amsinckia eastwoodiae'' - Photo gallery

California Wildflowers off Bitterwater Rd 23Mar2010

eastwoodiae Endemic flora of California Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Central Valley (California) Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains Plants described in 1917 {{Asterid-stub