Common Fiddleneck
Common Fiddleneck at Snape Maltings, Suffolk
Individual stem and flowerhead
Close-up of flowers
Bristly, lanceolate leaves
Amsinckia micrantha
Boraginaceae
April to August
It is most commonly found in East Anglia, Lincolnshire and
eastern Yorkshire. It is only thinly scattered elsewhere.
See the BSBI distribution map for Common Fiddleneck
It is a neophyte which was introduced to the UK as a
contaminant of grain and has been known in the wild
since the early 1900s.
It is a weed of waste ground and arable fields.
Common fiddleneck is abristly, annual herb growing up
to 20cm.
The flowers are on the upper side of coiled spikes and
have 5 yellow petals, fused at the base.
Leaves are lanceolate and bristly.
It grows particularly well on sandy soils where it can be
a persistent weed.
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Common Fiddleneck at Snape Maltings, Suffolk
Individual stem and flowerhead
Close-up of flowers
Bristly, lanceolate leaves
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