Amsinckia lycopsoides Tarweed fiddleneck (Boraginaceae)

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Amsinckia lycopsoides
Tarweed fiddleneck
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The Amsinckia lycopsoides plant species is found in Europe. Western N. America. Naturalized on the Farne Islands, N.E. Britain[200]. It is a member of the Boraginaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Tarweed fiddleneck. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. parviflora.

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Latin Name:  Amsinckia lycopsoides
Common Name:  Tarweed fiddleneck
Family:  Boraginaceae
Author:  Lehm.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.6   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Dry open slopes and flats, often in disturbed soil[60]

Edible Uses: Fresh juicy shoots[161, 177, 257]. No more details are given. Seed - raw[257]. The parched seed is ground into a powder then made into cakes and eaten without being cooked[257]. If this species is like most other members of the family Boraginaceae, the seed is likely to ripen over a period of time and individual seeds fall from the plant when they are ripe. This will make harvesting any quantity of seed very fiddly and time consuming[K].

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