Yellow Burrweed, Tarweed fiddleneck, Bugloss fiddle-neck
Amsinckia lycopsoides

Family: Boraginaceae

What it is like

An annual plant. It is erect. It grows 50 cm high. They have both long and short hairs mixed. The leaves do not have stalks and are narrowly sword shaped. The flowers are yellow and without bracts. The flowers have a restricted corolla throat which is enclosed in a hairy pouch.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Britain, Europe, Korea, North America, USA

How it is used for food

CAUTION: Substances toxic to the liver have been found in related plants. The sprouts are eaten as a potherb. The seeds are parched and pounded into flour and used for cakes.

Edible parts

Leaves, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Benthamia lycopsoides (Lindl. ex Lehm.) Druce;