Tarweed Fiddleneck (Amsinckia lycopsoides)

Family: Boraginaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Amsinckia lycopsoides is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in flower from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fresh juicy shoots. No more details are given. Seed - raw. The parched seed is ground into a powder then made into cakes and eaten without being cooked. — Fresh juicy shoots.; No more details are given.; The parched seed is ground into a powder then made into cakes and eaten without being cooked.; If this species is like most other members of the family Boraginaceae, the seed is likely to ripen over a period of time and individual seeds fall from the plant when they are ripe.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry open slopes and flats, often in disturbed soil. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)