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Pronunciation: am-SINK-ee-a re-TROR-sa
Common name: Rigid fiddleneck
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Disturbed dry sites, roadsides, generally occurring as solitary individuals or in small colonies, California Floristic Province, rare in the desert, often confused with the uncommon A. menziesii, which may or may not exist in California
Blooming period: February to May
Name derivations: 1) Amsinckia 2) retrorsa
NOTE: This is the species that has previously been identified as Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii, about which the Jepson Manual says "Occurrence in California in need of verification."