Tarweed Fiddleneck
Amsinckia lycopsoides Lehm.
Borage family
Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Intolerant
Water
Water Use
Low
Drought Tolerance
High
Flood Tolerance
None
Soil
Soil Types
Loam
CaCO3 Tolerance
Low
Fertility Need
Medium
Stress Tolerance
Fire Tolerance
None
Salt Tolerance
Medium
Climate
pH Range
5.8 – 8.2
Frost-Free Days
170 days
Precipitation
8 – 16 in
Native Range
- CAN: British Columbia
- USA: California, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.
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