[Fiddlenecks and Tarweeds: The Genus Amsinckia East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Ranchers Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed

Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia

Synonyms: Amsinckia arizonica, Amsinckia demissa, Amsinckia echinata, Amsinckia intactilis, Amsinckia intermedia, Amsinckia intermedia var. echinata, Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia microphylla, Amsinckia nana, Amsinckia rigida

Inflorescence of Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Ranchers Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed: Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (Synonyms: Amsinckia arizonica, Amsinckia demissa, Amsinckia echinata, Amsinckia intactilis, Amsinckia intermedia, Amsinckia intermedia var. echinata, Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia microphylla, Amsinckia nana, Amsinckia rigida) - Inflorescence of Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Ranchers Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed: Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (Synonyms: Amsinckia arizonica, Amsinckia demissa, Amsinckia echinata, Amsinckia intactilis, Amsinckia intermedia, Amsinckia intermedia var. echinata, Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia microphylla, Amsinckia nana, Amsinckia rigida)

Several close-up images of the inflorescence of what apears to be common fiddleneck as seen along the Hard Stone Trail, west bank of the John Day River, Cottonwood Canyon State Park.........May 3, 2017.

Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Ranchers Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed: Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (Synonyms: Amsinckia arizonica, Amsinckia demissa, Amsinckia echinata, Amsinckia intactilis, Amsinckia intermedia, Amsinckia intermedia var. echinata, Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia microphylla, Amsinckia nana, Amsinckia rigida)

Common fiddleneck beginning to bloom along the Pinnacles Trail, west bank of the John Day River, Cottonwood Canyon State Park.........March 5, 2020.
Paul Slichter