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

Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed

Amsinckia intermedia

Synonyms: Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia

This is considered part of Amsinckia menziesii in Oregon.

Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed: Amsinckia intermedia (Synonyms: Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia) - Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed: Amsinckia intermedia (Synonyms: Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia)

Rancher's fireweed as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the northwest of Medford, OR.......April 28, 2012.

Scorpioid Inflorescence of Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed: Amsinckia intermedia (Synonyms: Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia) - Flower of Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed: Amsinckia intermedia (Synonyms: Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia)

A close-up of the coiled, scorpioid inflorescence of rancher's fireweed as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the north of Medford, OR........April 4, 2009.

Common Fiddleneck, Fireweed Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed: Amsinckia intermedia (Synonyms: Amsinckia intermedia var. intermedia, Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia)

Rancher's fireweed blooming amidst white-flowered rusty popcornflowers on deeper soils surrounding the moist vernal swales at Agate Desert Preserve northwest of Medford, Oregon........April 28, 2012.
Paul Slichter