Species Details

Amsinckia furcata

forked fiddleneck

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Classification

Scientific Name: Amsinckia furcata Suksd.
Common Name: forked fiddleneck
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR010D1
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Amsinckia vernicosa var. furcata

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG; SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-02-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Feb-May

Elevation:
50 - 1000 meters
165 - 3280 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: More common than previously thought. Threatened by mining and grazing. See American Journal of Botany 44:529-536 (1957) for discussion of taxonomy.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Kings (KNG), Merced (MER), San Benito (SBT), San Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Carneros Rocks (3511947), Chounet Ranch (3612066), Ciervo Mtn. (3612045), Coalinga (3612023), Domengine Ranch (3612033), Elkhorn Hills (3511915), Fellows (3511925), Garza Peak (3512082), Hernandez Reservoir (3612047), Idria (3612046), Joaquin Rocks (3612034), Kettleman Plain (3512081), Kreyenhagen Hills (3612013), Lillis Ranch (3612044), Mariposa (3711948), Mercey Hot Springs (3612067), Monocline Ridge (3612055), Orchard Peak (3512062), Ortigalita Peak NW (3612088), Panoche (3612057), Panorama Hills (3511926), Pyramid Hills (3512071), Sawtooth Ridge (3512061), Tumey Hills (3612056), Wells Ranch (3511916)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory