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Checker Fiddleneck
Amsinckia tessallata
Boraginaceae


Named for Wilhelm Amsinck, 19th century patron of a botanical garden in Hamburg

Fiddleneck refers to the shape of the stem resembling the neck of a violin

tessallata = a squared pattern

Above, along Caliente-Bodfish Road

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Caliente-Bodfish Road

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Caliente-Bodfish Road looking up to Caliente School
Amsinckia abounds throughout this beautiful farming/ranching country

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Caliente-Bodfish Road

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Sierra Way overlooking Lake Isabella

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