Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (Orange Fiddleneck)

Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia

Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders

Amsinckia arizonica Suksd.

Amsinckia demissa Suksd.

Amsinckia echinata A. Gray

Amsinckia intactilis J.F. Macbr.

Amsinckia intermedia Fisch. & C.A. Mey.

Amsinckia intermedia Fisch. & C.A. Mey. var. echinata (A. Gray) Wiggins

Amsinckia microphylla Suksd.

Amsinckia nana Suksd.

Amsinckia rigida Suksd.

Orange Fiddleneck, Small-flowered Fiddleneck, Rancher’s Fiddleneck, Common Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Lamiales	Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary
Family	Boraginaceae	Borages or forget-me-nots
Genus	Amsinckia	Fiddlenecks, named for German botanist Wilhelm Amsinck
Species	menziesii	Named for surgeon and naturalist Archibald Menzies
var.	intermedia	Means “intermediate”

About plant names...

Common fiddleneck is so named because the flowerheads look a bit like the top of a fiddle when viewed in profile. They are natives of North America.

Identification: Plants are less than 5' (1.5 m) high. The leaves are bristly, and sharp enough to irritate the skin. The yellow flowers are about ¼" (6.3 mm) in size. There are several difficult-to-distinguish species.