BISH 459038Botany

Amsinckia menziesii

Common Fiddleneck

As recorded: Amsinckia retrorsa Suksd.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Boraginaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Jones, G.; Thaanum, J.; Vaughn, W.G.N. Jones →Harold St.John →J. Thaanum →W.J. Vaughn →
Collector number: 4682
Date: May 29, 1926
Locality: Pittsburg Saddle
Region: Idaho, United States
Elevation: 1,463 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

11 Bishop specimens of Amsinckia menziesii · collected 1925–1944Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 29, 1926, St.John, H.; Jones, G.; Thaanum, J.; Vaughn, W. also collected 20 other specimens.

Amsinckia menziesii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,131 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13

Sandstone Drive, Somerset West, Western Cape, ZA

(c) daveglass, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Sancton, York YO43 4RG, UK

(c) Africa Gomez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07

Stansted CM24 1RJ, UK

no rights reserved

2026-10-04

Yorkshire Dales National Park, Richmond, England, GB

(c) Jackson Bird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18

West Coast District Municipality, South Africa

(c) Nicole Loebenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18

West Coast District Municipality, South Africa

(c) Nicole Loebenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Amsinckia menziesii. BISH 459038. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956475998. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459038.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956475998 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026