CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Amsinckia furcata

Common Name:	forked fiddleneck
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:	Amsinckia vernicosa var. furcata
Element Code:	PDBOR010D1
Full Name:	Amsinckia furcata Suksd.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	AMVEF

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: February - May Habitat: • Cismontane woodland • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 Uncommon in California .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S3.2 S3: Vulnerable. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G3 G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences:
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated

Notes
More common than previously thought. Threatened by mining and grazing. See American Journal of Botany 44:529-536 (1957) for discussion of taxonomy. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2010-09-01

Location

Elevation: 50 - 1000 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Quad data is not available for all List 3 and 4 plants. For those that do contain this data, it has not been quality controlled and is potentially incomplete, inaccurate, and/or out of date. Please use caution when referencing this information. We are currently working hard to maintain this data and hope to provide accurate and up to date information in the near future.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .