Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Amsinckia Lehm., Del. Sem. Hort. Hamburg. 3, 7 (1831), nom. cons.
Vernacular Name(s):
Fiddleneck
Description
Annual herbs, usually very bristly. Infl. terminal, ebracteate or less commonly with basal bracts. Calyx 5-lobed nearly to base, sometimes some lobes connate, often clothed in brownish hairs. Corolla with cylindric tube without scales; limb funnelform or salverform. Stamens included. Stigma capitate. Nutlets ovoid-trigonous, smooth or rugose, attached to receptacle along lower end of ventral keel.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Lehmann, J.G.C. 1831: Delectus Seminum quae in Horto Hamburgensium Botanico . Vol. 1831. Hamburg.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
