Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata   rough, bristly, or tesselate fiddleneck
           
  
Boraginaceae
native                      herbaceous           
Distribution: Foothills, South Boise
Bloom: Apr - May

UW Burke Herbarium Link: Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata
USDA Plants Link: Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata   (AMTET)


In addition to being relatively larger overall than other locally occurring species of Amsinckia, some of the sepals of rough fiddleneck are fused.  The flowers have abundant orange markings in the throat.