Latin name: Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson
  & J.F. Macbr.
  Pronunciation: am-SINK-ee-a MEN-zees-ee-eye

  Common name: Small-flowered fiddleneck
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Open disturbed places to 5000', grass-
  lands throughout
  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Amsinckia
  2) menziesii
  Formerly Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii
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